Perinatal outcomes in growth-restricted twins compared with age-matched growth-restricted singletons

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 269-273

  Odibo, Anthony O ^a,b   McDonald, Raegan E ^b   Stamilio, David M ^b   Ural, Serdar H ^b   Macones, George A ^b  

^a University of Pennsylvania Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrauterine growth restriction; Perinatal outcomes; Singletons; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PENNSYLVANIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 23244442454     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870657     Document Type: Article

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