What is the population-based risk of preterm birth among twins and other multiples?

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-11

  Kiely, John L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; POPULATION RISK; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK; TRIPLETS; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031895270     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199803000-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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