Fetal death registration in multiple births: Anomalies and clinical significance

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 587-590

  Pharoah, Peter O D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SURVIVAL; TWINS; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALES;

EID: 33750143122     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/183242706778024874     Document Type: Article

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