Maternal Age and the Size of White, Black, Hispanic, and Mixed Infants

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 385-389

  Sheeder, Jeanelle ^a   Lezottte, Dennis ^a   Stevens Simon, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Ethnicity; Intrauterine growth retardation; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DETERIORATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FATHERS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 33845426870     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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