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Research Article

Optimal number of high-quality cleavage-stage embryos for extended culture to blastocyst-stage for transfer in women 38 years and older

Xia XueThe ART Center, Northwest Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Xi’an, PR ChinaView further author information
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Wei LiThe ART Center, Northwest Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Xi’an, PR ChinaView further author information
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Mingzhao LiThe ART Center, Northwest Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Xi’an, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2181642 | Received 13 Jul 2022, Accepted 05 Feb 2023, Published online: 23 Feb 2023

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