The effect of high altitude and other risk factors on birthweight: Independent or interactive effects?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1003-1007

  Jensen, Gwenn M ^a,b   Moore, Lorna G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030802218     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.6.1003     Document Type: Article

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