Reconciling the high rates of preterm and postterm birth in the United States

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 813-822

  Joseph, K S ^a   Huang, Ling ^b   Liu, Shiliang ^b   Ananth, Cande V ^b   Allen, Alexander C ^b   Sauve, Reg ^b   Kramer, Michael S ^b  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147161656     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000255661.13792.c1     Document Type: Article

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