Perinatal mortality in triplet births in Japan: Time trends and factors influencing mortality

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Imaizumi, Yoko ^a  

^a HYOGO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTORS; TRIPLETS; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0037321538     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203762687825     Document Type: Article

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