Risk factors for low birth weight among first-time mothers in Southern Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 168-172

  Wang, Chong Shan ^a,b   Chou, Pesus ^c  

^a A Lein Community Health Center   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gestational weight gain; Low birth weight; Maternal age; Pregravid weight; Prenatal care visits; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NURSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE; TIME; WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035010795     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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