The cost of twin pregnancy: Maternal and neonatal factors

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 909-915

  Luke, Barbara ^a   Brown, Morton B ^b   Alexandre, Pierre K ^a   Kinoshi, Toyin ^c   O'Sullivan, Mary Jo ^a   Martin, Dibe ^a   Misiunas, Ruta B ^d   Nugent, Clark ^d   Van De Ven, Cosmas ^d   Newman, Roger B ^e   Mauldin, Jill G ^e   Witter, Frank R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth charges; Neonatal morbidity; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATERNAL CARE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20044395259     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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