Early fetal loss in monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies: Analysis of the Southwest Thames Obstetric Research Collaborative (STORK) multiple pregnancy cohort

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 632-636

  D'Antonio, F ^a   Khalil, A ^a   Dias, T ^a   Thilaganathan, B ^a  

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

Author keywords

dichorionic; fetal loss; monochorionic

Indexed keywords

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84879109108     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12363     Document Type: Article

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