Physical partner abuse during pregnancy: A risk factor for low birth weight in Nicaragua

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 700-705

  Valladares, Eliette ^a,b   Ellsberg, Mary ^a,e   Peña, Rodolfo ^a,c   Högberg, Ulf ^a   Persson, Lars Åke ^a,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Leon University   (Nicaragua)

^c National Autonomous University   (Mexico)

^d ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^e PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NICARAGUA; PARITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0036804786     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)02093-8     Document Type: Article

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