Association of a lack of psychosocial resources and the risk of giving birth to small for gestational age infants: A stress hypothesis

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-100

  Dejin Karlsson, Elisabeth ^a   Hanson, Bertil S ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Lindgren, Anna ^a   Sjöberg, Nils Otto ^a   Marsal, Karel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFESTYLE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LIFE STYLE; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033986748     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11584.x     Document Type: Article

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