Mode of delivery may be the risk factor for infant infectious morbidity

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 759-

  Roberts, Christine L ^a   Algert, Charles S ^a   Ford, Jane B ^a   Nassar, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREECH PRESENTATION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; LACTATION; LETTER; MATERNAL AGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84864660167     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301458     Document Type: Letter

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