Effect of fetal sex on pregnancy outcome in twin pregnancies

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1085-1092

  Melamed, Nir ^a   Yogev, Yariv ^a   Glezerman, Marek ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SEX FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 73549103844     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181bd8874     Document Type: Article

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