Prenatal care and prevention of preterm birth: A case-control study in southern Spain

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-44

  Gómez Olmedo, Montserrat ^a   Delgado Rodriguez, Miguel ^a,b   Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora ^a   Molina Font, Juan Antonio ^a   Gálvez Vargas, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Prenatal care; Preterm delivery; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; SPAIN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 0029901244     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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