Delivery of twins

Bailliere's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-108

  Hofmeyer, G J ^a   Drakeley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Delivery; Labour; Multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMNION; BIRTH INJURY; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PARENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; TEAMWORK; TWINS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031752896     PISSN: 09503552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3552(98)80042-4     Document Type: Article

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