Maternal mortality in twin gestations

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 680-684

  Blickstein, Isaac ^a  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Twins

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ECLAMPSIA; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TOCOLYSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

BIOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DISEASES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE BIRTH; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TOCOLYSIS; TWINS;

EID: 0030683530     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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