Infant mortality by gestational age and birth weight in Canadian provinces and territories, 1990-1994 births

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-22

  Wen, Shi Wu ^a   Kramer, Michael S ^b   Liu, Shiliang ^a   Dzakpasu, Susie ^a   Sauvé, Reg ^c   Allen, Alexander C ^d   Cyr, Margaret ^e   Fair, Martha ^e   Joseph, K S ^d   Liston, Robert M ^f   Marcoux, Sylvie ^g   McCarthy, Brian ^h   McMillan, Douglas D ⁱ   Ohlsson, Arne ^j   Wilkins, Russell ^e  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^h CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Birth weight; Gestational age; Infant mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD CARE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREMATURITY; REGISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK;

EID: 0034037466     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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