Decision making in multifetal pregnancy reduction for triplets

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-71

  Souter, Irene ^a   Goodwin, T Murphy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectant management; Multifetal; Pregnancy; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031905837     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993901     Document Type: Article

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