Social support and adverse pregnancy outcome in a high-risk population

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 13-26

  Schell, Lawrence M ^a   Ravenscroft, Julia ^a   Czerwinski, Stefan A ^a   Stark, Alice D ^b   Grattan, William A ^c   Gordon, Myron ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Seton Health System   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW YORK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031083587     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199703000-00005     Document Type: Article

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