A call for an international consortium on the genetics of preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-97

  Biggio, Joseph ^a   Christiaens, Inge ^a   Katz, Michael ^a   Menon, Ramkumar ^a   Merialdi, Mario ^a   Morken, Nils Halvdan ^a   Pennell, Craig ^a   Williams, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; EDITORIAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 48149085536     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.012     Document Type: Editorial

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