Group prenatal care and preterm birth weight: Results from a matched cohort study at public clinics

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1051-1057

  Ickovics, Jeannette R ^a   Kershaw, Trace S ^a   Westdahl, Claire ^a   Rising, Sharon Schindler ^a   Klima, Carrie ^b   Reynolds, Heather ^b   Magriples, Urania ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0242459214     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(03)00765-8     Document Type: Article

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