Births by day of week: A historical perspective

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-43

  Goodman, Michael J ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery; Infant; Newborn; obstetric statistics and numerical data; Pregnancy; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARTURITION; PERIODICITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12144273986     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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