First trimester chorionic villus sampling in twin gestations

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 413-417

  De Catte, Luc ^a,b   Liebaers, Inge ^a   Foulon, Walter ^a   Bonduelle, Maryse ^a   Van Assche, Elvire ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

chorionic villus sampling; first trimester; Prenatal diagnosis; twin gestation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030461647     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994380     Document Type: Article

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