Prenatal determination of chorionicity in triplet pregnancy by ultrasonographic examination of the ipsilon zone

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 855-858

  Sepulveda, Waldo ^a   Sebire, Neil J ^a   Odibo, Anthony ^a   Psarra, Anastasia ^a   Nicolaides, Kypros H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030297430     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00306-7     Document Type: Article

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