Twin pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology: Maternal and perinatal outcomes

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 332-337

  Ho, Chi Hong ^a   Peng, Fu Shiang ^a   Chen, Hsin Fu ^a   Lien, Yih Ron ^a   Chen, Shee Uan ^a   Yang, Yu Shih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Perinatal outcomes; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHORION; CONCEPTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 29544448639     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60166-2     Document Type: Article

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