Reduction of multifetal pregnancies to twins does not increase obstetric or perinatal risks

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1338-1340

  Antsaklis, A J ^a   Drakakis, P ^a   Vlazakis, G P ^a   Michalas, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Multifetal reduction; Multiple pregnancies; Obstetric outcome; Perinatal outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; REDUCTION; RISK; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032907314     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.5.1338     Document Type: Article

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