Seasonality in conception of births and influence on late initiation of prenatal care

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 976-981

  Tita, Alan T N ^a   Hollier, Lisa M ^b   Waller, D Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TEXAS;

EID: 0034994252     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01362-X     Document Type: Article

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