The management of multiple pregnancy

Early Human Development

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 365-370

  Taylor, Myles J O ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal monitoring; Dichorionic; Monochorionic; Multiple pregnancy; Screening; Twins; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISEASE; MONITORING; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33744763022     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.03.008     Document Type: Review

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