Antenatal visits and adverse perinatal outcomes: Results from a British population-based study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-49

  Petrou, Stavros ^a   Kupek, Emil ^b   Vause, Sarah ^c   Maresh, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal visits; Multivariate analysis; Perinatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALES;

EID: 0037427619     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00215-4     Document Type: Article

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