Pathology of twin placentas with special attention to monochorionic twin placentas

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1247-1253

  Nikkels, P G J ^a   Hack, K E A ^a   Van Gemert, M J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ACUTE PERIMORTEM TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; COMPUTER MODEL; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN PLACENTA; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWIN ANAEMIA POLYCYTHAEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN PLACENTA; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 57549099700     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.055210     Document Type: Review

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