Selective reduction for multifetal pregnancy: Early opinions revisited

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 771-777

  Evans, Mark I ^a   Littman, Linda ^b   Richter, Ron ^b   Richter, Kristy ^b   Hume Jr , Roderick F ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Multiple pregnancy; Pregnancy reduction, multifetal; Twins

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHICS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PREMATURITY; RISKS AND BENEFITS; SELECTIVE ABORTION;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031472081     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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