The likelihood of adverse outcomes in triplet pregnancies estimated by pregravid maternal characteristics

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1079-1082

  Blickstein, Isaac ^a,b   Rhea, Debbie J ^c   Keith, Louis G ^d,e  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Matria Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^d Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

^e Center for Study of Multiple Birth   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Maternal parity; Maternal stature; Pregnancy outcome; Triplets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NULLIPARA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; TRIPLETS;

EID: 1842526924     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.08.046     Document Type: Article

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