Incidence and costs of multifetal pregnancies in Andalusia (2000-2010)

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 484-489

  González Mesa, Ernesto ^a   Herrera Peral, José Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Economic cost; Multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; SPAIN;

EID: 80053547912     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.5.484     Document Type: Article

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