Trends in twin neonatal mortality rates in the United States, 1989 through 1999: Influence of birth registration and obstetric intervention

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1313-1321

  Ananth, Cande V ^a   Joseph, K S ^b   Smulian, John C ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obstetric intervention; Twin neonatal mortality rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542448009     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.11.029     Document Type: Article

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