Social differences of very preterm birth in Europe: Interaction with obstetric history

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 908-915

  Ancel, Pierre Yves ^a   Saurel Cubizolles, Marie Josèphe ^a   Di Renzo, Gian Carlo ^b   Papiernik, Emile ^c   Bréart, Gérard ^a  

^a U Rech Epidemiologiques S F   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Education; Infant; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033562560     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009734     Document Type: Article

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