Evidence for an association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure and birthweight: A meta-analysis and new data

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-57

  Windham, Gayle C ^a   Eaton, Abigail ^a,b   Hopkins, Barbara ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0032925197     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.1999.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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