Placental angioarchitecture in monochorionic twin pregnancies: Relationship to fetal growth, fetofetal transfusion syndrome, and pregnancy outcome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 417-426

  Denbow, Mark L ^a   Cox, Philip ^a   Taylor, Myles ^a   Hammal, Donna M ^a   Fisk, Nicholas M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monochorionic twinning; Placental anastomoses; Twin twin transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

EID: 0034088072     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70233-X     Document Type: Article

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