Growth discrepancy in twins in the first trimester of pregnancy

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 512-516

  Salomon, L J ^a   Cavicchioni, O ^a   Bernard, J P ^a   Duyme, M ^b   Ville, Y ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Birth weight; CRL discrepancy; First trimester; Twins; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WEIGHT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIPLOIDY; TRISOMY 18; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADULT; CHORION; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRISOMY; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27744520758     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1966     Document Type: Article

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