Perceived risk of preterm and low-birthweight birth in the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64.e1-64.e7

  Chuang, Cynthia H ^a   Green, Michael J ^a   Chase, Gary A ^a   Dyer, Anne Marie ^a   Ural, Serdar H ^a   Weisman, Carol S ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse pregnancy outcome; low birthweight; preterm birth; risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45649085308     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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