American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 1 , Pages 49.e1-49.e7 , July 2010

Increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women affected by herpangina

  • Yi-Hua Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Schools of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Chen Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Infection, Taipei Medical University and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Herng-Ching Lin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Herng-Ching Lin, PhD, School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing St, Taipei 110, Taiwan

Received 5 August 2009 ,Revised 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 10 February 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Chen Y-H, Lin H-C, and Lin H-C. Increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women affected by herpangina. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:49.e1-7.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00238-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.025

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 1 , Pages 49.e1-49.e7 , July 2010

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