High altitude and spontaneous preterm birth

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-15

  Ali, K Z M ^a   Ali, M E ^a   Khalid, M E M ^a  

^a Abha Technical College   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

High altitude; Hypoxia; Placenta; Spontaneous preterm birth

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CITY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030199556     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(96)02673-2     Document Type: Article

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