Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016; 76(06): 678-679
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-109519
Comment of the Editor
GebFra Science
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Editorʼs Comment on the Review of the German IVF Register [1] and the Subsequent Discussion [2], [3]

Herausgeberkommentar zu der Übersicht zum Deutschen IVF-Register [1] und der sich anschließenden Diskussion [2], [3]
M. W. Beckmann
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Frauenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
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Publication History

Publication Date:
27 June 2016 (online)

The German IVF Register (D.I.R) is a well-established institution for quality assurance in German reproductive medicine. According to the Board of the D.I.R the aim is to continually improve data collection.

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