The effect of plurality and gestation on the prevention or postponement of infant mortality: 1989-1991 Versus 1999-2001

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 514-520

  Luke, Barbara ^a,b   Brown, Morton B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

EID: 34250829761     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.3.514     Document Type: Article

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