Premature rupture of membranes and early mortality among triplets in the United States

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-42

  Kristensen, Sibylle ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^b   Alexander, Greg R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Early mortality; Premature rupture of the membranes; Triplets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; POPULATION RISK; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345734434     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00316-6     Document Type: Article

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