Pica in pregnancy: Does it affect pregnancy outcomes?

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 183-190

  Corbett, Robin Webb ^a   Ryan, Cass ^b   Weinrich, Sally P ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Pica; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PICA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADULT; ANEMIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH; LEAD POISONING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANEMIA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PICA; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037606222     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200305000-00009     Document Type: Article

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