Trends in twin birth outcomes and prenatal care utilization in the United States, 1981-1997

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-341

  Kogan, Michael D ^a   Alexander, Greg R ^d   Kotelchuck, Milton ^d   MacDorman, Marian F ^b   Buekens, Pierre ^d   Martin, Joyce A ^b   Papiernik, Emile ^c  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034686720     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.3.335     Document Type: Article

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