Trends in congenital malformations, chromosomal anomalies and infant mortality among twin births

Multiple Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Gestation, and Perinatal Outcome

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 246-251

  Ananth, C V ^a   Smulian, J C ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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