Neonatal mortality and morbidity rates in term twins with advancing gestational age

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 172-177

  Soucie, Jennifer E ^a   Yang, Quiying ^a   Wen, Shi Wu ^a   Kee Fung, Karen Fung ^a   Walker, Mark ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gestational age; Morbidity; Mortality; Twins

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MORBIDITY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745253792     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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