Maternal birth characteristics and perinatal mortality in twin offspring. An intergenerational population-based study in Norway, 1967-2008

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 698-705

  Tandberg, A ^a,b   Melve, K K ^a,c   Nordtveit, T I ^a,c   Bjorge T ^a,c   Skjaerven, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; maternal birthweight; offspring mortality; preterm mother; twin offspring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL PRETERM BIRTH; NORWAY; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; NORWAY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 79954574084     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02877.x     Document Type: Article

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