Pregnancy intervals and low birthweight in Benin;Intervalles inter-grossesses et naissance des enfants de faible poids au Benin

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-166

  Fourn, L ^a   Goulet, L ^a   Seguin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

child spacing; developing countries; intrauterine growth retardation; preterm low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIN; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BENIN; BIRTH INTERVALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0029841129     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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