Regression analysis of maternal smoking effect on birth weight

Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Nijiati, Keyoumu ^a   Satoh, Kenichi ^b   Otani, Keiko ^b   Kimata, Yukie ^c   Ohtaki, Megu ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hiroshima Prefecture Kure Community Health Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Logarithmic multiple regression; Maternal smoking; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 51749100209     PISSN: 00182052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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