Superfetation: Case report and review of the literature;Superfœtation : à propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 791-795

  Pape, O ^a   Winer, N ^a   Paumier, A ^a   Philippe, H J ^a   Flatres B ^b   Boog, G ^a  

^a Hopital Mere Enfant CHU de Nantes   (France)

^b Service de gynecologie obstetrique   (France)

Author keywords

Superfetation; Twin pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RISK FACTORS; SUPERFETATION; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 57049088166     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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