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An observational study of assisted reproductive technology outcomes in new European Union member states: an overview of protocols used for ovarian stimulation

Veljko Vlaisavljević Department of Reproductive Medicine, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Ljubljanska 5, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Helena Meden-Vrtovec Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Piotr Lewandowski NOVUM Infertility Clinic, Warsaw, Poland
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Michał Radwan GAMETA Diagnostic and Infertility Clinic, Łódź, Poland
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Alena Langerova ISCARE IVF, Prague, Czech Republic
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Milan Vicena GEST, Prague, Czech Republic
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Jozef Války ISCARE a.s., Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Miroslav Herman GYNCARE s.r.o., Košice, Slovak Republic
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Audronë Usoniene Vaisingumo Clinic, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Gints Treijs Embrions Ltd Reproductive Medicine Centre, Riga, Latvia
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Pages 819-825 | Accepted 22 Dec 2009, Published online: 03 Feb 2010

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