Maternal age-related rates of gestational trophoblastic disease

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-250

  Altman, Alon D ^a   Bentley, Bettina ^a   Murray, Shawn ^a   Bentley, James R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UTERUS CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MATERNAL AGE; NOVA SCOTIA; PREGNANCY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 51649106865     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181802186     Document Type: Article

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