American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 385.e1-385.e5 , October 2008

Perinatal outcomes among Asian–white interracial couples

Presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal–Fetal Medicine, Dallas, TX, Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2008.

  • Michael J. Nystrom, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Aaron B. Caughey, MD, MPP, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
    • ,
  • Deirdre J. Lyell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Maurice L. Druzin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
    • ,
  • Yasser Y. El-Sayed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

Received 1 March 2008 ,Revised 4 May 2008 ,Accepted 21 June 2008.

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 Cite this article as: Nystrom MJ, Caughey AB, Lyell DJ, et al. Perinatal outcomes among Asian–white interracial couples. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:385.e1-385.e5.

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PII: S0002-9378(08)00697-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.065

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 385.e1-385.e5 , October 2008

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