Rurality and birth outcomes: Findings from southern appalachia and the potential role of pregnancy smoking

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-149

  Bailey, Beth A ^a,b   Jones Cole, Laura K ^a,b  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPALACHIAN REGION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TENNESSEE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349142142     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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