Adequacy of prenatal care and pregnancy outcome

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 100, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 485-492

  Krueger, Paul M ^a,b   Scholl, Theresa O ^a  

^a UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^b Clinical Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Low birth weight infants; Prenatal care; Preterm delivery; Small for gestational age infants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW JERSEY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034244539     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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