Maternal height and length of gestation: Does this impact on preterm labour in Asian women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-392

  Chan, Ben Chong Pun ^a   Lao, Terence Tzu Hsi ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; Body height; Ethnic groups; Pregnancy; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350173745     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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