Age at menarche and the risk of operative first delivery

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1613-1621

  Smith, G C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; ALSPAC; Menarche; Operative delivery; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR INDUCTION; MARRIAGE; MENARCHE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERUS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 70350124021     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02340.x     Document Type: Article

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