An Association of Chorionicity with Preterm Twin Birth

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 571-574

  Penava, Deborah ^a   Natale, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infant; Monozygotic; Multiple; Pregnancy; Premature; Preterm birth; Twins; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TWIN PREGNANCY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; CHORION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 21644455173     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30375-9     Document Type: Article

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