Fetal reduction in multifetal pregnancy-ethical dilemmas

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 252-258

  Tadin, Ivica ^a   Roje, Damir ^a   Banovic, Ivo ^a   Karelovic, Deni ^a   Mimica, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Fetal reduction; Multifetal pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

EID: 0036253122     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.2.252     Document Type: Review

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