Invasive diagnostic procedures in twin pregnancies

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 751-758

  Weisz, Boaz ^a   Rodeck, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; CVS; Multiple pregnancies; Prenatal diagnosis; Twins

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FETUS WASTAGE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TWIN PREGNANCY;

AMNIOCENTESIS; CHORION; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TWINS;

EID: 26044479668     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1263     Document Type: Review

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