Stress and preterm labor and birth in black women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 538-545

  Gennaro, Susan ^a   Shults, Justine ^b   Garry, David J ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CRH; Preterm birth; Preterm labor; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849147500     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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