Mothers' and fathers' birth characteristics and perinatal mortality in their offspring: A population-based cohort study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-292

  Nordtveit, Tone I ^a   Melve, Kari K ^a,b   Skjaerven, Rolv ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Parental birthweight; Parental gestational age; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PARENTAL GESTATIONAL AGE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FATHERS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950656822     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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