European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 149-151 , October 2009

The European perinatal health report: Delivering comparable data for examining differences in maternal and infant health

  • Meagan Zimbeck

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, UMR S953, IFR 69, Epidemiological Research Unit on Perinatal Health and Women's and Children's Health, UPMC Univ Paris 6, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Ashna Mohangoo

      Affiliations

    • TNO Quality of Life, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Department Prevention and Care, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jennifer Zeitlin

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, UMR S953, IFR 69, Epidemiological Research Unit on Perinatal Health and Women's and Children's Health, UPMC Univ Paris 6, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) u-953, Hôpital St Vincent de Paul, 82 avenue Denfert Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France. Fax: +33 1 43 26 89 79.
    • ,
  • the EURO-PERISTAT Report Writing Committee

Received 19 June 2009

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00486-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.07.017

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 149-151 , October 2009

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