Unexplained elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels and pregnancy outcome in twins

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 337-342

  Hong, Susan ^b   Berkowitz, Gertrud ^a   Wang, Wendy ^b   Stone, Joanne ^b   Ainbender, Eugene ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 0029832959     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00202-5     Document Type: Article

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