Are my twins identical: Parents may be misinformed by prenatal scan observations

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 517-518

  Van Jaarsveld, C H M ^a   Llewellyn, C H ^a   Fildes, A ^a   Fisher, A ^a   Wardle, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA DETERMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ZYGOSITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PARENTS; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84858447442     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03281.x     Document Type: Note

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