Medical, psychosocial, and behavioral risk factors do not explain the increased risk for low birth weight among black women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1317-1324

  Goldenberg, R L ^a   Cliver, S P ^a   Mulvihill, F X ^a   Hickey, C A ^a   Hoffman, H J ^a   Klerman, L V ^a   Johnson, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

birth weigth; growth restriction; Preterm birth; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0029970706     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70048-0     Document Type: Article

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