Teen maternal age and very preterm birth of twins

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-233

  Branum, Amy M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Preterm birth; Twin pregnancy; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MORTALITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; TWINS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 33745165877     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-0035-1     Document Type: Article

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