The growth discordant twin

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1988, Pages 509-515

  Blickstein, Isaac ^a,b   Lancet, Moshe ^a,b  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; REVIEW; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS;

DISEASES IN TWINS; EMBRYO AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 0023677331     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-198809000-00002     Document Type: Review

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