Relation between hemoglobin discordance and adverse outcome in monochorionic twins

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-211

  Honma, Yoko ^a   Minakami, Hisanori ^a   Eguchi, Yukari ^a   Uchida, Akira ^a   Izumi, Akio ^a   Sato, Ikuo ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chorionicity of placenta; Hemoglobin; Infant outcome; Twins

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033052501     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1999.780307.x     Document Type: Article

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