Biopsychosocial determinants of pregnancy length and fetal growth

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-248

  St Laurent, Jennifer ^b   De Wals, Philippe ^a   Moutquin, Jean Marie ^c   Niyonsenga, Theophile ^f   Noiseux, Manon ^d   Czernis, Loretta ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d Agency of Health and Social Services of Montérégie   (Canada)

^e BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal growth; Path analysis; Pregnancy length; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATH ANALYSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUEBEC; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 42249093707     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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