Association of parental characteristics with adverse outcomes of adolescent pregnancy

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 336-342

  Lee, Meng Chih ^a   Suhng, Lii An ^a   Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^a   Chou, Ming Chih ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Low birth weight; Parental characteristics; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031696461     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.4.336     Document Type: Article

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