The impact of fetal gender and ethnicity on the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery in women with symptoms of preterm labor

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 3563-3569

  Wilms, Femke F ^a   Vis, Jolande Y ^b   Oudijk, Martijn A ^b   Kwee, Anneke ^b   Porath, Martina M ^a   Scheepers, Hubertina C J ^c   Spaanderman, Marc E A ^c   Bloemenkamp, Kitty W M ^d   Bolte, Antoinette C ^e   Bax, Caroline J ^e   Cornette, Jérôme M J ^f   Duvekot, Johannes J ^f   Nij Bijvanck, Bas W A ^g   Eijck, Jim van ^g   Franssen, Maureen T M ^h   Sollie, Krystyna M ^h   Vandenbussche, Frank P H A ⁱ   Woiski, Mallory D ⁱ   van der Post, Joris A M ^j   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^j   Opmeer, Brent C ^j   Mol, Ben W J ^k   van Baaren, Gert Jan ^j   more..

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

ⁱ RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

more..

Author keywords

Ethnicity; fetal gender; preterm delivery; preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ETHNOLOGY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FFN PROTEIN, HUMAN; FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FIBRONECTINS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84959050616     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2016.1139566     Document Type: Article

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