The vanishing twin: A major determinant of infant outcome in IVF singleton births

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 417-420

  Pinborg, Anja ^a   Lidegaard, Øjvind ^a   Andersen, Anders Nyboe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 33747224279     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2006.67.8.21976     Document Type: Review

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