Risk of low Apgar score and socioeconomic position: A study of Swedish male births

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1275-1280

  Odd, David E ^a,d   Doyle, Pat ^b   Gunnell, David ^a   Lewis, Glyn ^a   Whitelaw, Andrew ^a   Rasmussen, Finn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asphyxia neonatorum; Infant; Newborn; Obstetrical care; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

APGAR SCORE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

EID: 49349101743     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00862.x     Document Type: Article

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