Paternal race and bacterial vaginosis during the first trimester of pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196.e1-196.e4

  Simhan, Hyagriv N ^a   Bodnar, Lisa M ^a,b   Krohn, Marijane A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial vaginosis; paternal race; pregnancy; race

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PATERNITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 38349159942     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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