Infectious processes: An infrequent cause of first trimester spontaneous abortions

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 668-672

  Simpson, Joe Leigh ^a,b   Mills, James L ^c   Kim, Haesook ^c   Holmes, Lewis B ^d   Lee, Jack ^c   Metzger, Boyd ^e   Knopp, Robert ^f   Jovanovic Peterson, Lois ^g   Aarons, Jerome ^h   Conley, Mary ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g SANSUM DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

First trimester losses; Infectious processes; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 9244244247     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.3.668     Document Type: Article

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