Biparietal diameter in twins at gestational weeks 18-32: Differences and similarities

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 725-730

  Charlemaine, Christiane ^a   Duyme, Michel ^b   Dubreuil, Etienne ^b   Clauzel, Jean Pierre ^b   Brossard, Yves ^b   Aurengo, André ^b   Ville, Yves ^b   Romulus, Le Groupe ^b   Frydman, René ^b   Pons, Jean Claude ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biparietal diameter; Longitudinal studies; Twins

Indexed keywords

BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL DEVELOPMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

BIOMETRY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHORION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 9844236477     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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