Fetal biometric parameters, twin type and birth weight difference: A longitudinal study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-32

  Charlemaine, Christiane ^a   Duyme, Michel ^a   Ville, Yves ^b   Aurengo, André ^a   Tremblay, Richard ^c   Frydman, René ^b   Pons, Jean Claude ^b,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biometric parameters; Birth weight discordance; Fetal growth; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; ZYGOSITY;

EID: 0033801153     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00239-6     Document Type: Article

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