Racial and ethnic disparity in male preterm singleton birth

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 58-64

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

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Gender; Male fetus; Preterm birth; Race; Sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH WEIGHT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951558814     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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