Predictors of adverse perinatal outcome in twins delivered at <37 weeks

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 343-347

  Vergani, Patrizia ^a   Locatelli, Anna ^a   Ratti, Marta ^a   Scian, Antonietta ^a   Zangheri, Giulia ^a   Pezzullo, John C ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Perinatal outcome; Prematurity; Twins; Weight discordance

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINGENCY TABLE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STILLBIRTH; STUDENT T TEST; TWINS;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 12444322006     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050400018254     Document Type: Article

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