Maternal age as a risk factor for pregnancy outcomes: Maternal, fetal and neonatal complication

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 264-269

  Aghamohammadi, Azar ^a   Nooritajer, Maryam ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Multiparous; Pregnancy outcomes; Primiparous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MULTIPARA; NEWBORN DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIPARA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79953661200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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