American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 382.e1-382.e6 , October 2008

Perinatal outcomes among different Asian-American subgroups

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

  • Luchin F. Wong, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obsetrics and Gynecology, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
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  • Aaron B. Caughey, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
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  • Sanae Nakagawa, MS

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
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  • Susan H. Tran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
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  • Yvonne W. Cheng, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Received 29 February 2008 ,Revised 15 April 2008 ,Accepted 24 June 2008.

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 Cite this article as: Wong LF, Caughey AB, Nakagawa S, et al. Perinatal outcomes among different Asian-American subgroups. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:382.e1-382.e6.

PII: S0002-9378(08)00705-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.073

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 382.e1-382.e6 , October 2008

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