Social and behavioral factors in preterm birth

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-31

  Kogan, M D ^a   Alexander, G R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal education; Preterm; Race; Smoking; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012046024     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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