Study protocol: E-freeze - freezing of embryos in assisted conception: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of a policy of freezing embryos followed by thawed frozen embryo transfer compared with a policy of fresh embryo transfer, in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation.

Maheshwari A, Bhattacharya S, Bowler U, Brison D, Child T, Cole C, Coomarasamy A, Cutting R, Harbottle S, Hardy P, Juszczak E, Khalaf Y, Kurinczuk JJ, Lavery S, Lewis-Jones C, Macklon N, Raine-Fenning NJ, Rajkohwa M, Scotland G, Troup S

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DOI: 10.1186/s12978-019-0737-2
Published: 2019 Jun 13
Container: Reproductive health
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12978-019-0737-2,
  title = {Study protocol: E-freeze - freezing of embryos in assisted conception: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of a policy of freezing embryos followed by thawed frozen embryo transfer compared with a policy of fresh embryo transfer, in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation.},
  author = {Maheshwari A and Bhattacharya S and Bowler U and Brison D and Child T and Cole C and Coomarasamy A and Cutting R and Harbottle S and Hardy P and Juszczak E and Khalaf Y and Kurinczuk JJ and Lavery S and Lewis-Jones C and Macklon N and Raine-Fenning NJ and Rajkohwa M and Scotland G and Troup S},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Reproductive health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12978-019-0737-2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0737-2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Study protocol: E-freeze - freezing of embryos in assisted conception: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of a policy of freezing embryos followed by thawed frozen embryo transfer compared with a policy of fresh embryo transfer, in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation.
AU  - Maheshwari A
AU  - Bhattacharya S
AU  - Bowler U
AU  - Brison D
AU  - Child T
AU  - Cole C
AU  - Coomarasamy A
AU  - Cutting R
AU  - Harbottle S
AU  - Hardy P
AU  - Juszczak E
AU  - Khalaf Y
AU  - Kurinczuk JJ
AU  - Lavery S
AU  - Lewis-Jones C
AU  - Macklon N
AU  - Raine-Fenning NJ
AU  - Rajkohwa M
AU  - Scotland G
AU  - Troup S
PY  - 2019
JO  - Reproductive health
DO  - 10.1186/s12978-019-0737-2
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A, M., S, B., U, B., D, B., T, C., C, C., A, C., R, C., S, H., P, H., E, J., Y, K., JJ, K., S, L., C, L., N, M., NJ, R., M, R., G, S., & S, T. (2019). Study protocol: E-freeze - freezing of embryos in assisted conception: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of a policy of freezing embryos followed by thawed frozen embryo transfer compared with a policy of fresh embryo transfer, in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation.. Reproductive health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0737-2

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