The amniotic fluid index in normal twin pregnancies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 950-954

  Hill, Lyndon M ^a   Krohn, Marijane ^a   Lazebnik, Noam ^b   Tush, Brenda ^a   Boyles, Deborah ^a   Ursiny, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index; Twins

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034006969     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70352-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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