American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 172-177 , July 2006

Neonatal mortality and morbidity rates in term twins with advancing gestational age

  • Jennifer E. Soucie, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jennifer Soucie, MSc, c/o Dr. Mark Walker, OMNI Research Group, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, 501 Smyth Rd, Box 241, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6.
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  • Quiying Yang, MD, PhD
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  • Shi Wu Wen, MD, PhD
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  • Karen Fung Kee Fung, MD
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  • Mark Walker, MD, MSc

Received 11 September 2005 ,Revised 4 December 2005 ,Accepted 10 January 2006.

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PII: S0002-9378(06)00060-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.018

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 172-177 , July 2006

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