Growth after intrauterine laser coagulation for twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Maschke, C ^a   Franz, A R ^a   Ellenrieder, B ^a   Hecher, K ^b   Diemert, A ^b   Bartmann, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL WEIGHT; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GROWTH; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PREGNANCY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77949804524     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.166082     Document Type: Article

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