Low birthweight and prematurity in relation to paternal factors: A study of recurrence

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 695-700

  Basso, Olga ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^a   Christensen, Kaare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Follow up study; Low birthweight; Paternal factors; Prematurity; Preterm delivery; Recurrence risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; FATHER; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REGISTER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032797106     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.4.695     Document Type: Article

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