Umbilical cord anomalies are more frequent in twins after assisted reproduction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2763-2767

  Delbaere, I ^a   Goetgeluk, S ^a   Derom, C ^b   De bacquer, D ^a   De sutter, P ^a   Temmerman, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Implantation; Multiple pregnancy; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARITY; PLACENTA; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL MALFORMATION;

EID: 34548769241     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem191     Document Type: Article

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