Risk factors for intrapair birth weight discordance in twins

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 230-236

  Sannoh, S ^a   Demissie, K ^a,b   Balasubramanian, B ^a,b   Rhoads, G G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Discordance; Risk factors; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTRAPAIR BIRTH WEIGHT DISCORDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037394026     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.4.230.236     Document Type: Article

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