Risks of miscarriage and early preterm birth in trichorionic triplet pregnancies with embryo reduction versus expectant management: New data and systematic review

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1912-1917

  Papageorghiou, A T ^a   Avgidou, K ^a   Bakoulas, V ^a   Sebire, N J ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo reduction; First trimester; Nuchal translucency; Systematic review; Trichorionic triplet pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CHORION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 33745854281     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del048     Document Type: Review

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