Placental inflammation and perinatal outcome

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 164-170

  Mwanyumba, F ^a,b   Inion, I ^b   Gaillard, P ^c   Mandaliya, K ^a   Praet, M ^b   Temmerman, M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Kenya)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Placental inflammation; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0037716602     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00438-4     Document Type: Article

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