Demographic characteristics and trends in the prevalence of low birth weight from singleton pregnancies in Taiwan, 1978-1997

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 313-318

  Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^b   Li, Chung Yi ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Demography; Pregnancy in adolescence, infant, low birth weight; Prevalence; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIFESPAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PARENTAL AGE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0141539494     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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