Vaginal douching and risk of preterm birth among African American women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140.e1-140.e8

  Misra, Dawn P ^a   Trabert, Britton ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Preterm; race ethnicity; socioeconomic status; vaginal douching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

EID: 33846911572     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.880     Document Type: Article

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