Prolongation of pregnancy and survival of remaining fetuses after operative evacuation of one triplet at 18 weeks' gestation

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 4 II SUPPL., 1996, Pages 665-666

  Berghella, Vincenzo ^a,b   Davis, George H ^a   Macones, George A ^a   Wapner, Ronald J ^a  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 0029759990     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00139-1     Document Type: Article

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