Socio-economic disparities in pregnancy outcome: Why do the poor fare so poorly?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 194-210

  Kramer, Michael S ^a,c   Séguin, Louise ^b   Lydon, John ^a   Goulet, Lise ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FETUS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VAGINITIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033898243     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2000.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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