Risks of preterm delivery and association with maternal age, birth order, and fetal gender

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2891-2894

  Astolfi, P ^a   Zonta, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birth order; Fetal gender; Maternal age; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; MATERNAL AGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032727387     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2891     Document Type: Article

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