Maternal life events and adverse pregnancy outcomes: Lessons from the Auvergne ectopic pregnancy registry

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-148

  Coste, Joël ^a,b   Bouyer, Jean ^a   Job Spira, Nadine ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Epidemiology; Life events; Reproduction failure; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347356259     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.06.006     Document Type: Article

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