Pregnancy outcome in the elderly primigravidae

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-43

  Ilesanmi, A O ^a   Fawole, O ^a   Olaleye, D O ^b   Arowojolu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS OUTCOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN DEATH; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031983933     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619868253     Document Type: Article

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