Effect of smoking among indigenous and non-indigenous mothers on preterm birth and full-term low birthweight

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 490-494

  Wills, Rachael Anne ^a   Coory, Michael D ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEWBORN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; RESPONSIBILITY; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 56749155692     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02141.x     Document Type: Article

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