Cord blood α-fetoprotein concentrations in term newborns of smoking mothers

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 583-588

  Beratis, N G ^a   Varvarigou, A ^a   Christophidou, M ^a   Vassilakos, P ^a   Tsapanos, V ^a   Kourounis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fetoprotein; Erythropoietin; Neonate; Smoking in pregnancy; Tobacco smoke

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FETUS HYPOXIA; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMOKING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SMOKING;

EID: 0033026521     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051152     Document Type: Article

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