Relationship of intertwin crown-rump length discrepancy to chorionicity, fetal demise and birth-weight discordance

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-135

  Bhide, A ^a   Sankaran, S ^a   Sairam, S ^a   Papageorghiou, A T ^a   Thilaganathan, B ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discordance; Multiple pregnancy; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHORION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DISEASES IN TWINS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 68149164267     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6396     Document Type: Article

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