Retrospective determination of chorion type in twins using a simple questionnaire

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-21

  Derom, Catherine ^a,c   Derom, Robert ^b   Loos, Ruth J F ^a   Jacobs, Nele ^a   Vlietinck, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Association for Scientific Research in Multiple Births   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZYGOSITY;

CHORION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0037319866     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203762687852     Document Type: Article

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