Incidence of preterm delivery in Hong Kong Chinese

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-141

  Leung, T N ^a   Roach, V J ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031808052     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1998.tb02986.x     Document Type: Article

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