Adverse perinatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancies in cameroon

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-154

  Kongnyuy, Eugene Justine ^a   Nana, Philip N ^b   Fomulu, Nelson ^b   Wiysonge, Shey Charles ^c   Kouam, Luc ^b   Doh, Anderson S ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Adverse perinatal outcomes; Early neonatal death; Low birth weight; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECLAMPSIA; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINEUM INJURY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STILLBIRTH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 38549156105     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0235-y     Document Type: Article

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