Socioeconomic and work related determinants of pregnancy outcome in southern Thailand

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 624-629

  Tuntiseranee, Pitchaya ^a,b   Olsen, Jorn ^b   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^a   Limbutara, Somnuek ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c Hatyai Provincial Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN SOCIETY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; THAILAND; URBAN AREA;

THAILAND;

EID: 0032826483     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.10.624     Document Type: Article

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