Ethnic differences in preterm birth and its subtypes: The effect of a cumulative risk profile

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 710-719

  Goedhart, G ^a   Van Eijsden, M ^b   Van Der Wal, M F ^a   Bonsel, G J ^c  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cumulative risk; Ethnic groups; Iatrogenic preterm birth; Preterm birth; Spontaneous preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DELIVERY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GHANA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; MOROCCO; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRIC CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURINAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MINORITY GROUPS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 41949101124     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01682.x     Document Type: Article

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