The influence of race on fetal outcome

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 245-248

  Allen, Cindy L ^a   Hulsey, Tara M ^a   Hulsey, Thomas C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal mortality; Gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MORTALITY; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 23244440755     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-867089     Document Type: Article

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