American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 134-139 , July 2006

Prospective risk of intrauterine death of monochorionic-diamniotic twins

  • Teresinha Simões, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Maternity Dr Alfredo da Costa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • Njila Amaral, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Maternity Dr Alfredo da Costa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • Rita Lerman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Maternity Dr Alfredo da Costa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • Filipa Ribeiro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Maternity Dr Alfredo da Costa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • Elsa Dias, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Maternity Dr Alfredo da Costa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • Isaac Blickstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
    • Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Isaac Blickstein, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.

Received 25 November 2005 ,Revised 17 January 2006 ,Accepted 24 January 2006.

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PII: S0002-9378(06)00169-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.099

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 1 , Pages 134-139 , July 2006

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