Mechanisms for maternal age differences in birth weight

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 504-514

  Strobino, Donna M ^a   Ensminger, Margaret E ^a   Kim, Young J ^a   Nanda, Joy ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Ethnic groups; Menarche; Poverty; Pregnancy in adolescence; Prenatal care; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENARCHE; MINORITY GROUP; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL AGE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029115815     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117668     Document Type: Article

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