Can children's health be predicted by perinatal health?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 276-280

  Gissler, Mika ^a   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^b   Louhiala, Pekka ^c   Rahkonen, Ossi ^c   Hemminki, Elina ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Childhood health; Perinatal health; Prediction; Register study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0344197159     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.2.276     Document Type: Article

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