Selective fertility – the examples of perinatal death and preeclampsia

Introduction. Studies of foetal or perinatal losses are hampered by the fact that a woman’s pregnancies are not independent events, making traditional “cross sectional” design and analyses difficult. A complicating issue is the mechanism of “selective fertility”. Selective fertility is the tendency...

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Main Authors: Rolf Skjærven, Kari Klungsøyr Melve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norsk Forening for Epidemiologi 2007-01-01
Series:Norsk Epidemiologi
Online Access:http://www.ub.ntnu.no/journals/norepid/2007-2/2007(2)19-Skj_rven.pdf