Genetic Amniocentesis in Multiple Pregnancy

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-144

  Tóth Pál, Erno ^a   Papp, Csaba ^a   Beke, Artúr ^a   Bán, Zoltán ^a   Papp, Zoltán ^a,b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fetal loss; Genetic amniocentesis; Multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

EID: 1142310571     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075138     Document Type: Article

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