The association of parity with mortality outcomes among triplets

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 784-789

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a   Aliyu, Muktar H ^a   Rouse, Dwight J ^a   Kirby, Russell S ^a   Alexander, Greg R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Parity; Triplets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 1642423653     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.11.032     Document Type: Article

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