Does inadequate prenatal care contribute to growth retardation among second-born African-American babies?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 706-713

  McDermott, Jeanne M ^a,c   Drews, Carolyn D ^a   Adams, Melissa M ^b   Hill, Holly A ^a   Berg, Cynthia J ^b   McCarthy, Brian J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Infant, small for gestational age; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033214760     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010073     Document Type: Article

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