Effects of short interpregnancy intervals on small-for-gestational age and preterm births

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 250-254

  Shults, Ruth A ^a,b   Amdt, Volker ^a   Olshan, Andrew F ^a   Martin, Christopher F ^a   Roy, Rachel A ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth intervals; Low birth weight infant; Premature infant; Small for gestational age infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 0032894281     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199905000-00010     Document Type: Article

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