On the definition of gestational-age-specific mortality

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-210

  Cheung, Yin Bun ^a  

^a DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fetal death; Gestational age; Infant mortality; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

INFANT MORTALITY;

CONCEPT FORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FETUS MORTALITY; FETUS RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PERINATAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CANADA; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 3442883339     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh202     Document Type: Review

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