Selective reduction of multifetal pregnancies to twins improves outcome over nonreduced triplet gestations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 878-882

  Smith Levitin, M ^a   Kowalik, A ^a   Birnholz, J ^a   Skupski, D W ^a   Hutson, J M ^a   Chervenak, F A ^a   Rosenwaks, Z ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

fetal growth; Multifetal pregnancy reduction; multiple gestation; pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS;

EID: 0029974001     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)80017-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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