Perinatal mortality in twin pregnancies: A 3-year analysis in Seine Saint-Denis (France)

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-28

  Chitrit, Yvon ^a   Filidori, Michel ^a   Pons, Jean Claude ^b   Duyme, Michel ^b   Papiernik, Emile ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^b 75679 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Chorionicity; Perinatal mortality; Prematurity; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032802366     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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