Are Twins Growth Restricted?
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Placental weight and birth weight to placental weight ratio in monochorionic and dichorionic growth-restricted and non-growth-restricted twins
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare the placental weight and birth weight/placental weight ratio for intrauterine growth-restricted and non-intrauterine growth-restricted monochorionic and dichorionic twins. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of placentas from twin pregnancies. Placental weight and the birth weight/placental weight ratio were compared in intrauterin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31821f6cfd