Prenatal diagnosis by chorionic villus sampling in multiple pregnancies prior to fetal reduction

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 339-343

  De Catte, Luc ^a   Camus, Michel ^b   Bonduelle, Maryse ^a   Liebaers, Inge ^a   Foulon, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chorionic villus sampling; Fetal reduction; Prenatal diagnosis; Triplet gestation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS SURGERY; FETUS WASTAGE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN DEATH; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031805233     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993954     Document Type: Article

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