Abortion and the risk of subsequent preterm birth a systematic review with meta-analyses

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-108

  Swingle, Hanes M ^a,b   Colaizy, Tarah T ^a,b   Zimmerman, M Bridget ^a,b   Morriss Jr , Frank H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Induced; Preterm birth; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 62849083925     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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