Advanced maternal age and fetal growth inhibition in triplets

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 319-326

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a   Bagchi, Suparna ^b   Aliyu, Zakari Y ^b   Kirby, Russell S ^b   Alexander, Greg R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fetal growth restriction; Maternal age; Triplets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRIPLETS;

EID: 18844395088     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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