Adverse perinatal outcomes associated with homelessness and substance use in pregnancy

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 615-618

  Little, Merry ^a,e   Shah, Rajiv ^a   Vermeulen, Marian J ^b   Gorman, Alice ^d,e   Dzendoletas, Darlene ^a,e   Ray, Joel G ^a,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^e Young Parents No Fixed Address   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 25144463206     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050406     Document Type: Article

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