Influence of maternal and social factors as predictors of low birth weight in Italy

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Nobile, Carmelo G A ^a   Raffaele, Gianluca ^a   Altomare, Carlo ^a   Pavia, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; ITALY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING;

EID: 34548312480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-192     Document Type: Article

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