Risk factors for neonatal death in twin gestations in the state of South Carolina

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 757-762

  Newman, R B ^a   Mauldin, J G ^a   Ebeling, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital delivery volume; Neonatal mortality; Prenatal care; Regionalized care; Twin gestation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS RISK; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0033019959     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70284-X     Document Type: Article

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