Stillbirth and infant mortality among Hispanic singletons, twins, and triplets in the United States

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 789-796

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a   Garces, Isabel C ^b   Sharma, Puza P ^b   Kristensen, Sibylle ^b   Ananth, Cande V ^b   Kirby, Russell S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444448843     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000177975.61197.ae     Document Type: Article

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