A prospective cohort study of pregnancy risk factors and birth outcomes in Aboriginal women

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 585-589

  Wenman, Wanda M ^a,b,d,e   Joffres, Michel R ^b   Tataryn, Ivanna V ^c  

^a PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABOR; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING; VAGINITIS;

EID: 4644320165     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031730     Document Type: Article

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