Congenital anomalies in twins: A register-based study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1306-1311

  Glinianaia, S V ^a   Rankin, J ^a,b   Wright, C ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Regional Maternity Survey Office   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorionicity; Congenital anomalies; Northern Congenital Abnormality Survey; Northern Multiple Pregnancy Register; Twin pregnancies

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ARTICLE; CHORION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONJOINED TWINS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 44449146557     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den104     Document Type: Article

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