Estimates of the annual number of clinically recognized pregnancies in the United States, 1981-1991

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1025-1029

  Saraiya, Mona ^a,b   Berg, Cynthia J ^b   Shulman, Holly ^b   Green, Clarice A ^b   Atrash, Hani K ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Epidemiologic methods; Ethnic groups; Fetal death; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; PREGNANCY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033151938     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009747     Document Type: Article

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