The outcome of twin pregnancies after IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1702-1705

  Moise, J ^a   Laor, A ^b   Armon, Y ^a   Gur, I ^a   Gale, R ^a  

^a BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

IVF; Neonatal morbidity; Prematurity; Twins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PREMATURITY; TWIN PREGNANCY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031860213     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1702     Document Type: Article

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