Sexual intercourse and preterm delivery: Any correlation?

Journal of the Turkish German Gynecology Association

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Aziken, Michael Emefiele ^a   Orhue, Augustine A ^a   Okpere, Eugene E ^a   Akhiwu, Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Neonatal outcome; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 34249867941     PISSN: 13090399     EISSN: 13090380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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