Incidence of and socio-demographic risk factors for stillbirth, preterm birth and low birthweight among Zimbabwean women

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 154-163

  Feresu, Shingairai A ^a,c,d   Harlow, Siobán D ^a   Welch, Kathy ^b   Gillespie, Brenda W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d Section on Statistical Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; STILLBIRTH; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 1642298864     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2003.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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