Neonatal mortality rates among growth-discordant twins, classified according to the birth weight of the smaller twin

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 170-174

  Blickstein, Isaac ^a,b   Keith, Louis G ^c  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Discordance; Twin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 0742269641     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.07.025     Document Type: Article

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