Role of prenatal care in preterm birth and low birthweight in portugal

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-328

  Barros, Henrique ^a   Tavares, Margarida ^a   Rodrigues, Teresa ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

low birthweight; prenatal care; preterm; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029761629     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024513     Document Type: Article

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