Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 714-726 , September 2008

Does high body mass index increase the risk of miscarriage after spontaneous and assisted conception? A meta-analysis of the evidence

  • Mostafa Metwally, M.R.C.O.G.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mostafa Metwally, M.R.C.O.G., The Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, The University of Sheffield, The Jessop Wing, Tree Root Walk, S10 4ED, Sheffield, United Kingdom (FAX: 44-114-2261074).
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  • Kee J. Ong, F.R.A.N.Z.O.G.
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  • William L. Ledger, D.Phil.
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  • Tin Chiu Li, Ph.D.

Received 1 December 2006 ,Revised 5 July 2007 ,Accepted 5 July 2007.

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PII: S0015-0282(07)01525-7

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1290

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 714-726 , September 2008

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