Is fetal gender significant in the perinatal outcome of pregnancies complicated by placental abruption?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 612-614

  Nwosu, E C ^a   Kumar, B ^a   El Sayed, M ^a   Hollis, Sally ^b  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0032711706     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619963842     Document Type: Article

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