Early mortality in twin pregnancies complicated by premature rupture of membranes in the United States

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Kristensen, Sibylle ^a   Salihu, H M ^b   Ding, Helen ^a   Alexander, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842866920     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610410001660689     Document Type: Article

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