Perinatal outcome of pregnancies complicated with varicella infection during the first 20 weeks of gestation

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 411-414

  Figueroa Damian, Ricardo ^a   Arredondo Garcia, Jose L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Microcephaly; Preterm labor; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MICROCEPHALY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030842490     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994170     Document Type: Article

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