The association of crown-rump length discordance in twin gestations with adverse perinatal outcomes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369.e1-369.e4

  Tai, Judy ^a   Grobman, William A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

crown rump length; discordance; twins

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 34648825320     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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