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Chapter 38 - Quality Management in the IVF Laboratory

Witnessing

from Section 10 - Quality Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2017

By
David H. McCulloh ,
Patty Ann Labella  and
Caroline McCaffrey
Edited by
Markus H. M. Montag  and
Dean E. Morbeck
Markus H. M. Montag
Affiliation:
ilabcomm GmbH, St Augustin, Germany
Dean E. Morbeck
Affiliation:
Fertility Associates, New Zealand
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Principles of IVF Laboratory Practice
Optimizing Performance and Outcomes
 , pp. 259 - 265
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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