Perinatal outcome of monochorionic twins with selective IUGR compared with uncomplicated monochorionic twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 457-462

  Weisz, Boaz ^a   Hogen, Liat ^a   Yinon, Yoav ^a   Gindes, Liat ^a   Shrim, Alon ^a   Simchen, Michal ^a   Schiff, Eyal ^a   Lipitz, Shlomo ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

IUGR; Monochorionic twins; Umbilical artery doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SEPSIS; TWINS; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; CHORION; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 80053512087     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.5.457     Document Type: Article

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