Further defining the risks confronting twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1522-1528

  Powers, W F ^a   Wampler, N S ^a  

^a Good Shepherd Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

age; gender pair combination; infant mortality; neonatal mortality; race; relative risks; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; TWIN PREGNANCY; ZYGOSITY;

EID: 0030463777     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70101-1     Document Type: Article

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