Length of human pregnancy and contributors to its natural variation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2848-2855

  Jukic, A M ^a   Baird, D D ^a   Weinberg, C R ^a   Mcconnaughey, D R ^b   Wilcox, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

corpus luteum; gestational length; implantation; pregnancy; variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PROGENY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

CORPUS LUTEUM; GESTATIONAL LENGTH; IMPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; VARIABILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885100525     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det297     Document Type: Article

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