Maternal demographic and psychosocial factors associated with low birth weight in eastern Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 502-510

  Li, Yin Ming ^a   Chang, Tzu Kuei ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Demographic; Eastern Taiwan; Low birth weight; Maternal; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE PARENT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 29044445316     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70158-5     Document Type: Article

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