Heterogeneity of perinatal outcomes in the preterm delivery syndrome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-87

  Villar, José ^a   Abalos, Edgardo ^b   Carroli, Guillermo ^b   Giordano, Daniel ^b   Wojdyla, Daniel ^b   Piaggio, Gilda ^b   Campodonico, Liana ^b   Gülmezoglu, Metin ^b   Lumbiganon, Pisake ^b   Bergsjø, Per ^b   Ba'aqeel, Hassan ^b   Farnot, Ubaldo ^b   Bakketeig, Leiv ^b   Al Mazrou, Yagob ^b   Kramer, Michael ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SYNDROME;

EID: 3242660908     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000130837.57743.7b     Document Type: Article

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