Innovative methods for monitoring perinatal health outcomes in cities and in smaller geographic areas

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1667-1672

  O'Campo, Patricia ^a,b   Guyer, Bernard ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Dept of Maternal and Child Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MONITORING; PERINATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0032709137     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.11.1667     Document Type: Article

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