Indicators of fetal and infant health outcomes

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 111, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Buitendijk, Simone ^a   Zeitlin, Jennifer ^b   Cuttini, Marina ^c,f   Langhoff Roos, Jens ^d   Bottu, Jean ^e  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Institute for Maternal   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^f Observatory of Epidemiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal and infant health; Fetal mortality; Indicators; Low birthweight; Neonatal mortality; PERISTAT; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0344442390     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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