Outcome of twin pregnancies reduced from triplets compared with nonreduced twin gestations

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 511-514

  Lipitz, Shlomo ^a   Uval, Jefet ^b   Achiron, Reuwen ^b   Schiff, Eyal ^b   Lusky, Ayala ^b   Reichman, Brian ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TWIN PREGNANCY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0029923871     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00469-6     Document Type: Article

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