Vasculopathic and thrombophilic risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth
Author(s) -
Michael S. Kramer,
SR Kahn,
Rima Rozen,
Roger G. Evans,
Robert W. Platt,
M. F. Chen,
L. Goulet,
L. Séguin,
C. Dassa,
John Lydon,
Helen McNamara,
Mourad Dahhou,
Jacques Genest
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyp167
Subject(s) - medicine , homocysteine , nested case control study , odds ratio , stroke (engine) , obstetrics , cohort study , risk factor , pregnancy , myocardial infarction , gastroenterology , endocrinology , biology , genetics , mechanical engineering , engineering
Mothers who give birth to preterm infants are at increased risk of mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke, but the biological pathways underlying these associations have not been explored.
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