Recent trends in the incidence of multiple births and its consequences on perinatal problems in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1191-1196

  Choi, Sun Hee ^a   Park, Young Sil ^a   Shim, Kye Shik ^a   Choi, Yong Sung ^a   Chang, Ji Young ^a   Hahn, Won Ho ^a   Bae, Chong Woo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Birth rate; Incidence; Infant; Low birth weight; Maternal age; Multiple birth offspring; Newborn; Premature birth; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS;

BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 77956571955     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.8.1191     Document Type: Article

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