Statistical modelling of the seasonality of preterm delivery and intrauterine growth restriction in rural Gambia

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-259

  Fulford, Anthony J C ^a,b   Rayco Solon, Pura ^a   Prentice, Andrew M ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biprobit; Deconvolution; Fourier series; Intrauterine growth restriction; Preterm delivery; Seasonality; Seemingly unrelated regression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DUBOWITZ SCORE; FETUS GROWTH; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GAMBIA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS;

EID: 33645765761     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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