Cord entanglement and perinatal outcome in monoamniotic twin pregnancies

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-204

  Dias, T ^a   Mahsud Dornan, S ^a   Bhide, A ^a   Papageorghiou, A T ^a   Thilaganathan, B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cord entanglement; Monoamniotic; Perinatal outcome; Twins

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MORTALITY; NUCHAL CORD; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TWINS; VASCULARIZATION;

DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NUCHAL CORD; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 76249102735     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7501     Document Type: Article

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