The contribution of maternal race/ethnicity and fetal sex to prematurity in twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68.e1-68.e6

  Dailey, Tanya L ^a   Jayakrishnan, Asha ^a   Phipps, Maureen ^a   Raker, Christina A ^a   Chien, Edward K ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; preterm birth; race; sex; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649313333     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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