Infertility and preterm delivery, birthweight, and caesarean section: A study within the Danish National Birth Cohort

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2478-2484

  Basso, Olga ^a   Baird, Donna D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Caesarean section; Infertility; Preterm delivery; Time to pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0242606489     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg444     Document Type: Article

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