Perinatal mortality: A sporadic event or a recurrent catastrophe?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-303

  Weintraub, Adi Y ^a   Rozen, Amit ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Levy, Amalia ^b   Press, Fernanda ^a   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ante partum death; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertensive disorders; Intra partum death; Perinatal mortality; Post partum death; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849117975     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0702-8     Document Type: Article

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