Perinatal Outcome and the Social Contract - Interrelationships between Health and Humanity

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-301

  Gorski, Peter A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Caring Children Found   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032112360     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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