A comparison of four prenatal care indices in birth outcome models: Comparable results for predicting small-for-gestational-age outcome but different results for preterm birth or infant mortality

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 438-445

  VanderWeele, Tyler J ^a   Lantos, John D ^a   Siddique, Juned ^a   Lauderdale, Diane S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Infant mortality; Perinatal epidemiology; Prenatal care utilization; Preterm birth; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFANT MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 60549085737     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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