First trimester prediction of growth discordance in twin gestations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 706-709

  Kalish, Robin B ^a,b   Chasen, Stephen T ^a   Gupta, Meruka ^a   Sharma, Geeta ^a   Perni, Sriram C ^a   Chervenak, Frank A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Crown rump length; Discordance; Multiple gestation; Twins; Ultrasound examination

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0141525094     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00714-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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