Sexual dimorphism in adverse pregnancy outcomes - A retrospective Australian population study 1981-2011

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Verburg, Petra E ^a,b,c   Tucker, Graeme ^a,c   Scheil, Wendy ^a,c   Erwich, Jan Jaap H M ^b   Dekker, Gus A ^a,d   Roberts, Claire Trelford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d LYELL MCEWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ADULT HEALTH; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS AT RISK APPROACH; FETUS RISK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IATROGENIC PRETERM BIRTH; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPONTANEOUS PRETERM BIRTH; TERM BIRTH; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84978906831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158807     Document Type: Article

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