Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 712-717 , November 2010

Impact of positive hepatitis B surface antigen on the outcome of IVF treatment

Received 15 December 2009 ,Revised 29 March 2010 ,Accepted 23 June 2010.

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 Dr Vivian Chi Yan Lee is a resident specialist in the Reproductive Medicine team in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Her main research interests are assisted reproduction technology and medical abortion.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.06.036

Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 712-717 , November 2010

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