Maternal sociodemographic characteristics as risk factors for preterm birth in twins versus singletons

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-218

  Rolett, Arlinda ^a   Kiely, John L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RACE; REGISTER; SMOKING; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033894904     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2000.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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