Estonian medical birth registry 1992-1994: Association of risk factors with perinatal mortality

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-156

  Karro, Helle ^a,b   Rahu, Mati ^c   Gornoi, Kaja ^c   Baburin, Aleksei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Pelgulinna Maternity Hospital   (Estonia)

^c Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Tallinn   (Estonia)

Author keywords

National birth registry; Parity; Perinatal mortality; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0032188975     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00119-5     Document Type: Article

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