Recent Changes in Maternal Characteristics by Socioeconomic Status

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 422-433

  Joseph, K S ^a   Fahey, John ^a   Dendukuri, Nandini ^b   Allen, Victoria M ^a   O'Campo, Patricia ^c   Dodds, Linda ^a   Liston, Robert M ^d   Allen, Alexander C ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Income; Maternal characteristics; Pre pregnancy weight; Secular trends; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CHARACTERISTIC; MULTIPARA; NOVA SCOTIA; PERINATAL DEATH; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; TAX; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; CANADA; FETUS DEATH; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; NOVA SCOTIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 70249129434     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34173-1     Document Type: Article

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