Maternal thyroid function in multifetal pregnancies before and after fetal reduction

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-11

  Ogueh, O ^a   Hawkins, A P ^a   Abbas, A ^b   Carter, G D ^c   Nicolaides, K H ^b   Johnson, M R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ABORTION; SUPEROVULATION; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 0033971352     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1640007     Document Type: Article

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