Discordant growth in twins

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 759-765

  Kingdom, John C P ^a,b   Nevo, Ori ^a   Murphy, Kellie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dichorionic; Discordant growth; Doppler; Monochorionic; Screening; Treatment; Twins

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

CHORION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 26044453556     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1262     Document Type: Review

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