Recurrence of gestational age in sibships: Implications for perinatal mortality

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 756-762

  Melve, Kari Klungsøyr ^a,b   Skjærven, Rolv ^a   Gjessing, Håkon K ^a   Øyen, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gestational age; Infant; Infant mortality; Premature; Sibling relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; DATA ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING;

EID: 0033214112     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010078     Document Type: Article

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