Anxiety, physical abuse, and low birth weight

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 296-300

  Grimstad, Hilde ^a   Schei, Berit ^a   Jacobsen, Geir ^a   Backe, Bjørn ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

anxiety; child sexual abuse; delivery; low birth weight; physical abuse; pregnancy; STAI

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BATTERED WOMEN; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL AGE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SMOKING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0033306319     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270040201     Document Type: Article

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