Economic and social implications of multiple birth

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 657-668

  Campbell, Doris ^a   van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^b   Yip, Livia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple birth; Self help groups; Social support; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NETHERLANDS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SIBLING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 3543064032     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.04.016     Document Type: Review

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