An association between the heat-humidity index and preterm labor and delivery: A preliminary analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1205-1207

  Lajinian, Shogliag ^a,b   Hudson, Shannon ^a   Applewhite, Licit ^a   Feldman, Joseph ^b   Minkoff, Howard L ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PREMATURE LABOR; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 0030858798     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.7.1205     Document Type: Article

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