Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 62-65 , January 2009

Placental Characteristics of Monoamniotic Twin Pregnancies in Relation to Perinatal Outcome

  • K.E.A. Hack

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, K.E.04.123.1, P.O. Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 30 2506426; fax: +31 30 2505320.
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  • M.J.C. van Gemert

      Affiliations

    • Laser Center, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • E. Lopriore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • A.H.P. Schaap

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A.J. Eggink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • S.G. Elias

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • J.P.H.M. van den Wijngaard

      Affiliations

    • Laser Center, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • F.P.H.A. Vandenbussche

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • J.B. Derks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • G.H.A. Visser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • P.G.J. Nikkels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands

,Accepted 29 September 2008.

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PII: S0143-4004(08)00331-7

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.09.016

Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 62-65 , January 2009

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