Psychological and biological markers of stress and bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-223

  Harville, E W ^a,d   Savitz, D A ^a,e   Dole, N ^b   Thorp Jr , J M ^c   Herring, A H ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Hormones; Pregnancy; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GRAM STAINING; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33846138720     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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