Superfecundation and superfetation: Lessons from the past on early human development

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-219

  Blickstein, Isaac ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA; PROGESTERONE;

CORPUS LUTEUM; DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DNA DETERMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 0242362656     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.14.4.217.219     Document Type: Editorial

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