Triplet pregnancies in women aged 40 or older: A matched control study

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 683-688

  Keith, Louis G ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^b   Breborowicz, Grzegorz ^b   Blickstein, Isaac ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth weight; Maternal age; Triplets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TRIPLETS;

EID: 4344690735     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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