Szeged, Hungary. Birth weight discordance in spontaneous versus induced twins: Impact on perinatal outcome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 85-88

  Zadori J ^a   Kozinszky, Z ^b   Orvos, H ^b   Katona, M ^b   Kaali S G ^a   Pal A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ART; Discordance; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMATURITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; TWINS;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, POSTMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 3543081068     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000027019.87795.4e     Document Type: Article

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