Factors associated with hypospadias in Asian newborn babies

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 497-500

  Jin, Ho Chong ^a   Chee, Keong Wee ^a   Ho, Selina Kah Ying ^a   Chan, Daisy Kwai Lin ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gestational size; Hypospadias; Intra uterine growth; Preeclampsia; Preterm; Small for gestational age; Urethra; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845329541     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2006.096     Document Type: Article

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