The impact of multiple preterm births on the family

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL. 20, 2003, Pages 24-28

  Bryan, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Intl Society for Twin Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TWINS;

EID: 0037987804     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(03)00014-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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