Birth weight and fetal death in the United States: The effect of maternal diabetes during pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 922-926

  Mondestin, Myriam A J ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^a   Smulian, John C ^a   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Diabetes; Fetal death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036794740     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.127458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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