Maternal bacterial vaginosis and fetal/infant mortality in eight Florida counties, 1999 to 2000

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 395-403

  Cottrell, Barbara Hansen ^a   Shannahan, Mary ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Douching; Fetal mortality; Infant mortality; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 4944225386     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21502.x     Document Type: Review

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