Hair-relaxer use and risk of preterm birth among African-American women

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 768-772

  Rosenberg, Lynn ^a   Wise, Lauren A ^a   Palmer, Julie R ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Hair preparations; Preterm birth; Women

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27844591262     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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