How small is too small in a twin pregnancy?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 682-685

  Hamilton, E F ^a   Platt, R W ^a   Morin, L ^a   Usher, R ^a   Kramer, M ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth restriction; Perinatal mortality; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031697182     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70064-X     Document Type: Article

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