Changes in maternal characteristics in Nova Scotia, Canada from 1988 to 2001

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 234-238

  Fell, Deshayne B ^a   Joseph, K S ^a   Dodds, Linda ^a   Allen, Alexander C ^a   Jangaard, Krista ^a   Van den Hof, Michiel ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body weight; Maternal age; Parity; Smoking; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 20344362196     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403698     Document Type: Article

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