Previous maternal infection with Toxoplasma gondii and the risk of fetal death

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 443-449

  Chen, Katherine T ^a,b,f   Eskild, Anne ^c   Bresnahan, Michaeline ^b   Stray Pedersen, Babill ^d   Sher, Arnold ^b   Jenum, Pål A ^d,e  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Epidemiology; Fetal death; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 23844535367     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.016     Document Type: Article

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