Outcome of twin ICSI pregnancy compared with spontaneous conceived twin pregnancy: A prospective, controlled, observational study

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Eskandar, Mamdoh ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LABOR ONSET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 37049018851     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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