Termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly: A population-based study 1995 to 2004

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 639-642

  Wyldes, M P ^a   Tonks, A M ^a  

^a West Midlands Perinatal Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Congenital; Fetal anomaly; Live birth; Termination; TOP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; STILLBIRTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34247110771     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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