American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 394.e1-394.e4 , October 2007

Evolving trends in 2000 cases of multifetal pregnancy reduction: a single-center experience

Presented at the 27th Annual Clinical Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 5-10, 2007.

  • Joanne Stone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Victoria Belogolovkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Andrea Matho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Richard L. Berkowitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
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  • Erin Moshier, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Keith Eddleman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

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 Cite this article as: Stone J, Belogolovkin V, Matho A, Berkowitz RL, Moshier E, Eddleman K. Evolving trends in 2000 cases of multifetal pregnancy reduction: a single-center experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;197:394.e1-394.e4.

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PII: S0002-9378(07)00832-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.056

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 394.e1-394.e4 , October 2007

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