Determination of maternal risk factors of preterm delivery: adjusted for sparse data bias; results from a population-based case-control study in Iran

• Main Authors: Mehrdad Valipour (Author), Erfan Ayubi (Author), Narges Shiravand (Author), Yousef Moradi (Author), Abolfazl Abbaszadeh (Author), Firooz Amrai (Author), Shahin Mokhtari (Author), Kaveh Bahmanpour (Author), Kamyar Mansori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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ObjectiveTo determine the maternal risk factors associated with preterm delivery in Iran.MethodsA population-based case-control study was conducted including 48 women having preterm delivery (case group) and 100 women having term delivery (control group) between March 2007 and March 2012 in the mate...