Placental weight and its association with maternal and neonatal characteristics

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 467-472

  Asgharnia, M ^a   Esmailpour, N ^a   Poorghorban, M ^a   Atrkar Roshan, Z ^a  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Labor; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 62549155781     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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