The benefit of laser therapy for severe twin-twin transfusion: Which metaanalysis do you pick?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-159

  Moise Jr , Kenneth J ^a   Bebbington, Michael W ^a   Johnson, Anthony ^b   Walker, Martin ^c   Johnson, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN DEATH; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERINATAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84880917713     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.020     Document Type: Letter

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