Preterm birth trend in Taiwan from 2001 to 2009

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1547-1554

  Wang, Liang Kai ^a   Chen, Wan Ming ^b   Chen, Chie Pein ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

induced preterm delivery; neonatal outcome; preterm birth; spontaneous preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901828145     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12400     Document Type: Article

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