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Perinatal Mortality in Twins*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

A. R. Chaurasia
A. R. Chaurasia*
Affiliation:
G. R. Medical College, Gwalior, India
*
G.R. Medical College, Gwalior, India474009

Abstract

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Perinatal mortality in twins is found to vary widely in six developed countries for which national data are available. The influence of factors such as birth weight, maternal age, and parity is examined, but no consistent trend is found.

Keywords

Perinatal mortalityTwinsParityBirth weightMaternal ageAge at death
Type
Short Note
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , July 1980 , pp. 237 - 239
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1980

Footnotes

*

Based on data provided by the Section on Dissemination of Statistical Information of the World Health Organization.

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