Examination of the association between male gender and preterm delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-126

  Brettell, Rachel ^a   Yeh, Peter S ^b   Impey, Lawrence W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal gender; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NULLIPARA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 56249123935     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.07.030     Document Type: Article

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