Fever in pregnancy and risk of fetal death: A cohort study

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Volumn 360, Issue 9345, 2002, Pages 1552-1556

  Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo ^a,c   Vastrup, Pernille ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Andersen, Per Kragh ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^b   Melbye, Mads ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0037121262     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11518-2     Document Type: Article

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