Maternal weathering and risk of preterm delivery

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1864-1871

  Holzman, Claudia ^a   Eyster, Janet ^a   Kleyn, Mary ^b   Messer, Lynne C ^c   Kaufman, Jay S ^d   Laraia, Barbara A ^e   O'Campo, Patricia ^f   Burke, Jessica G ^g   Culhane, Jennifer ^h   Elo, Irma T ⁱ  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPARA; POVERTY; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARYLAND; MATERNAL WELFARE; MICHIGAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; PENNSYLVANIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 70349156288     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.151589     Document Type: Article

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