Genetic influences on preterm birth

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Giarratano, Gloria ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Infant; Labor; Obstetric; Parturition; Polymorphism; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746595196     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200605000-00008     Document Type: Review

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