Impact of advanced maternal age on neonatal survival of twin small-for-gestational-age subtypes

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-265

  Kristensen, Sibylle ^a,e   Salihu, Hamisu M ^c   Keith, Louis G ^d   Kirby, Russell S ^a   Pass, Mary A B ^a   Fowler, Karen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Neonatal mortality; SGA discordance and concordance; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 34250650370     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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