Narghile (hubble-bubble) smoking, low birth weight, and other pregnancy outcomes

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 375-383

  Nuwayhid, Iman A ^a   Yamout, Bassem ^a   Azar, Ghassan ^a   Kambris, Mona Al Kouatly ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Infant, low birth weight; Pregnancy; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LEBANON; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0032529312     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009656     Document Type: Article

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