Fetal and neonatal mortality risks of multiple births

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Alexander, Greg R ^a   Slay Wingate, Martha ^a   Salihu, Hamisu ^a   Kirby, Russell S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MOTHER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11844269992     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2004.10.005     Document Type: Review

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