"Quadruplets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Four individuals derived from four FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed in the UTERUS simultaneously, and born to the same mother.
| Descriptor ID |
D011783
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.486
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quadruplets" by people in Profiles.
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Sextuplet heterotopic pregnancy presenting as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and hemoperitoneum. Fertil Steril. 2011 Jun; 95(7):2431.e1-3.
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A method for quantifying birthweight discordance in quadruplets and potential use in predicting early mortality. Am J Perinatol. 2006 May; 23(4):223-8.
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Effect of advanced maternal age on early mortality among quadruplets and quintuplets. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Feb; 190(2):383-8.
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Potentially preventable excess mortality among higher-order multiples. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Oct; 102(4):679-84.
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Selective termination of anomalous fetuses in multifetal pregnancies: two hundred cases at a single center. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Nov; 187(5):1168-72.
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Interval delivery and aggressive tocolysis in high-order multiple gestation. A report of three cases. J Reprod Med. 2002 Oct; 47(10):867-70.
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Ultrasonographic measurement of crown-rump length in high-order multifetal pregnancies. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Jun; 11(6):438-44.