The prevalence of preterm deliveries in Berlin has not changed over 7 years: The impact of multiple births

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-239

  Bergmann, Renate L ^a   Richter, Rolf ^b   Bergmann, Karl E ^b   Dudenhausen, Joachim W ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Infertility treatment; Multiples; Prematures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 2942584989     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2004.044     Document Type: Article

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