Selective and non-selective intrauterine growth restriction in twin pregnancies: High-risk factors and perinatal outcome

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 973-978

  Gao, Yu ^a   He, Zhiming ^a   Luo, Yanmin ^a   Sun, Hongyu ^b   Huang, Linhuan ^a   Li, Manchao ^a   Zhou, Yi ^a   Chen, Baojiang ^a   Fang, Qun ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intrauterine growth restriction; Perinatal mortality; Risk factors; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCHORIONICITY; MONOZYGOSITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; TWIN PREGNANCY; ZYGOSITY; BRAIN DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, TWIN; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863189707     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2119-z     Document Type: Article

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