The relationships of umbilical venous volume flow, birthweight and placental share in monochorionic twin pregnancies with and without selective intrauterine growth restriction

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-197

  Chang, Yao Lung ^a   Chang, Shuenn Dyh ^a   Chao, An Shine ^a   Wang, Chao Nin ^a   Wang, Tzu Hao ^a   Cheng, Po Jen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intrauterine growth restriction; Monochorionic twin pregnancy; Placental share; Umbilical venous volume flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 79953107389     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.2.192     Document Type: Article

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