Neonatal mortality in second twin according to cause of death, gestational age, and mode of delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 778-783

  Wu Wen, Shi ^a,c,e   Kee Fung, Karen Fung ^b   Oppenheimer, Lawrence ^b   Demissie, Kitaw ^d   Yang, Qiuying ^a,b,c   Walker, Mark ^a,c  

^a OMNI Research Group   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Univ of Med/Dent of New Jersey   (United States)

^e Ottawa Canada K1H 8L6 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Neonatal death; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BIRTH ORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 4644342162     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.013     Document Type: Article

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