Maternal obesity and neonatal congenital cardiovascular defects

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-236

  Khalil, Hala S ^a   Saleh, Ahmed M ^b   Subhani, Shazia N ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Congenital cardiac defects; Obesity in pregnancy; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 49349083646     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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