New insights into the relationship between viral infection and pregnancy complications

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 387-390

  Kwon, Ja Young ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^c   Mor, Gil ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Infection; Pregnancy; Virus

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84898776551     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12243     Document Type: Article

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