Neonatal outcome of triplet versus twin and singleton pregnancies: A matched case control study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-36

  Ballabh, Praveen ^a,b   Kumari, Jaishree ^a   AlKouatly, Huda B ^a   Yih, Melissa ^a   Arevalo, Ronald ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a   Krauss, Alfred N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Wetchester Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonate; Outcome; Singleton; Triplet; Twin

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LEUKOMALACIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETINOPATHY; SEPSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0037467397     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00270-1     Document Type: Article

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