Smoking during pregnancy: How reliable are maternal self reports in New Zealand?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 246-251

  Ford, R P K ^a   Tappin, D M ^a   Schluter, P J ^a   Wild, C J ^a  

^a Healthlink South ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030750525     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.3.246     Document Type: Article

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