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The Northwestern University Twin Study. VIII: On the Causes and Care of Multiple Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

L.G. Keith ,
M.W. Method ,
O.R. Depp  and
D.M. Keith
L.G. Keith*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical Schooland Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center, Chicago
M.W. Method
Affiliation:
David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California
O.R. Depp
Affiliation:
Presently, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D.M. Keith
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Multiple Birth, Chicago, Illinois, USA
*
333 East Superior Street, Suite 476, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

Abstract

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Recent clinical literature on the causes of twin pregnancy and specific areas of antenatal care are reviewed. Controversial aspects of clinical management are discussed.

Keywords

Multiple gestationUltrasoundBed restZygosity determination

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Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 19 - 26
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1988

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