Omphalocele, advanced maternal age, and fetal morbidity outcomes

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 135 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-165

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a   Emusu, Donath ^a   Aliyu, Zakari Y ^d   Pierre Louis, Bosny J ^c   Druschel, Charlotte M ^b   Kirby, Russell S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d ST AGNES HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Maternal age; Neonatal outcomes; Omphalocele

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OMPHALOCELE; PARENT COUNSELING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20044382266     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30725     Document Type: Article

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