A population study of the contribution of medical comorbidity to the risk of prematurity in blacks

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409.e1-409.e6

  Ehrenthal, Deborah B ^a   Jurkovitz, Claudine ^a   Hoffman, Matthew ^a   Kroelinger, Charlan ^b   Weintraub, William ^a  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Delaware Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

health disparities; low birthweight; preconception health; prematurity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL STRESS; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 34648840087     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.07.015     Document Type: Article

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