A major public health issue: The high incidence of falls during pregnancy

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 720-725

  Dunning, Kari ^a   Lemasters, Grace ^a   Bhattacharya, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall; Injury; Intervention; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANA; KENTUCKY; OHIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956231287     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0511-0     Document Type: Article

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