Perinatal outcome of twins compared to singletons of the same gestational age: A case-control study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-93

  Petit, Nathalie ^a   Cammu, Hendrik ^b,c   Martens, Guy ^c   Papiernik, Emile ^d  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Study Centre for Perinatal Epidemiology   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Perinatal death; Preterm; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SURVIVAL RATE; TWINS;

ADULT; BELGIUM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; TWINS;

EID: 79951588871     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.1.88     Document Type: Article

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