Invited commentary: The hidden population in perinatal epidemiology

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 793-796

  Paneth, Nigel ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Fetal growth retardation; Gestational age; Infant, small for gestational age; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Premature birth; Ultrasonography, prenatal

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; INFANT MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONICS;

CEREBRAL PALSY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH;

BIRTH WEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 41349113993     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn041     Document Type: Review

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