The current status of multifetal pregnancy reduction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1265-1272

  Berkowitz, R L ^a   Lynch, L ^a   Stone, J ^a   Alvarez, M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; infertility therapy; Multifetal pregnancy reduction; multiple gestation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

EID: 0029874350     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70669-5     Document Type: Article

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