Fetal sex and differential survival in preeclampsia and eclampsia

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 361-365

  Aliyu, Muktar H ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^b   Lynch, O'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

Eclampsia; Gender differences; Neonatal mortality; Perinatal mortality; Preeclampsia; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; PROGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STILLBIRTH;

ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84864419482     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-1984-9     Document Type: Article

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