The relation of low birth weight to psychosocial stress and maternal anthropometric measurements

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 649-654

  Hashim, Talal J ^a,b   Moawed, Salma A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Psychosocial stressor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL STRESS; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 11144283253     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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