Selective feticide in twin pregnancies with very early preterm premature rupture of membranes

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-153

  De Catte, Luc ^a   Laubach, Monika ^a   Bougatef, Adel ^a   Mares, Carine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feticide; PPROM; Preterm premature rupture of membranes; Twin pregnancies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031940031     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993916     Document Type: Article

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