Prospective risk of late stillbirth in monochorionic twins: A regional cohort study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 500-504

  Thilaganathan, B ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dichorionic; monochorionic; stillbirth; twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; TIME; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHORION; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860489501     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11110     Document Type: Article

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