Mode of delivery and risk of stillbirth and infant mortality in triplet gestations: United States, 1995 through 1998

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 464-469

  Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^a   Kontopoulos, Eftichia ^a   Smulian, John C ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Triplets; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 13444280427     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.08.012     Document Type: Article

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