Comparison of maternal and newborn outcomes of Tibetan and Han Chinese delivering in Lhasa, Tibet

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 986-993

  Miller, Suellen ^a,b   Tudor, Carrie ^a   Thorsten, Vanessa ^c   Nyima, ^d   Sonam, ^e   Droyoung, ^f   Wright, Linda ^g   Varner, Michael ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d Women's Division

^e Women's Division

^f Lhasa Maternal Child Health Hospital   (China)

^g EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational hypertension; High altitude; Low birthweight; Postpartum hemorrhage; Pre eclampsia; Small for gestational age; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBET; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55649113282     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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