The effect of an increase in the rate of multiple births on Low-Birth-Weight and preterm deliveries during 1975-2008

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 480-488

  Ooki, Syuichi ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL NURSING UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Multiple births; Population attributable risk percent; Preterm delivery; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78449237304     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20100022     Document Type: Article

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