A comparative study of army and civilian babies in a UK garrison town

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 317-319

  Rao, M ^a   Benton, D ^b   Bremberg, S ^c  

^a South Essex Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern and Yorkshire Region   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Army; Babies; Birth weights; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEWBORN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030821183     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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