Twin pregnancies in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan over four decades: Natural twinning is on the increase

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-168

  Faisel, Hala ^a   Majoko, Franz ^b   Shebl, Fatma ^c   Lindsay, Peter ^a  

^a CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiff birth survey; Incidence of twins; Natural twinning rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 47849133167     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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