Intrauterine growth restriction, preeclampsia, and intrauterine mortality at high altitude in Bolivia

Pediatric Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-25

  Keyes, Linda E ^a,b   Armaza, J Fernando ^c,d   Niermeyer, Susan ^a   Vargas, Enrique ^d   Young, David A ^a   Moore, Lorna G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Caja Nacional de Salud   (Bolivia)

^d Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOLIVIA; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0038309519     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000069846.64389.DC     Document Type: Article

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