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Temporal validation of a simplified blastocyst grading system

Alison RichardsonNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK; ;Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sophie BrearleyNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK;
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Saran AhitanNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK;
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Sarah ChamberlainNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK;
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Tracey DaveyNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK;
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Lyndsey ZujovicNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK;
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James HopkissonNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK;
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Bruce CampbellDivision of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Nick Raine-FenningNurture Fertility, The East Midlands Fertility Clinic, Nottingham, UK; ;Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Pages 113-119 | Received 28 Aug 2015, Accepted 15 Apr 2016, Published online: 28 Nov 2016

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