Placental abruption, offspring sex, and birth outcomes in a large cohort of mothers

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-252

  Aliyu, Muktar H ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^b   Lynch, Of'Neil ^c   Alio, Amina P ^b   Marty, Phillip J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

perinatal survival; Placental abruption; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856940556     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.569615     Document Type: Article

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