Race, genes and preterm delivery

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1516-1526

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a  

^a University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Genetics; Infant; Polymorphisms; Premature; Preterm

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAUSALITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27844470605     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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