Histologic chorioamnionitis and preterm delivery

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 786-794

  Holzman, Claudia ^a,c   Lin, Ximin ^a   Senagore, Patricia ^b   Chung, Hwan ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Continental population groups; Infection; Inflammation; Neutrophils; Placenta; Premature birth; Term birth

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIRTH DATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HISTOLOGIC CHORIOAMNIONITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICHIGAN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548763919     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm168     Document Type: Article

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