The relationship between psychological distress during pregnancy and birth weight for gestational age

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-39

  Hedegaard, Morten ^a   Henriksen, Tine Brink ^a   Sabroe, Svend ^b   Secher, Niels Jørgen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal growth; Light for gestational age; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030031046     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609033280     Document Type: Article

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