Stress and lack of social support as risk factors for small-for-gestational-age birth

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-64

  Pryor, J E ^a,c   Thompson, J M D ^a   Robinson, E ^a   Clark, P M ^a   Becroft, D M O ^a   Pattison, N S ^a   Galvish, N ^b   Wild, C J ^a   Mitchell, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Risk factors; Small for gestational age; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASIA; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

EID: 0037281943     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2003.tb00470.x     Document Type: Article

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