Intrauterine growth in multiple pregnancies in relation to fetal number, chorionicity and gestational age

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 890-893

  Papageorghiou, A T ^a   Bakoulas, V ^a   Sebire, N J ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorionicity; Growth; Multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHORIONIC TWIN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHORIONIC TRIPLET;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIPLETS; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 57149109849     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6140     Document Type: Article

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