Identifying the causes of stillbirth: a comparison of four classification systems

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319.e1-319.e4

  Vergani, Patrizia ^a   Cozzolino, Sabrina ^a   Pozzi, Elisa ^a   Cuttin, Maria Serena ^a   Greco, Massimiliano ^a   Ornaghi, Sara ^a   Lucchini, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cause of death; classification systems; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARVOVIRUS; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STILLBIRTH; THROMBOPHILIA; THYROID FUNCTION; X RAY;

EID: 50349084380     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.098     Document Type: Article

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