Maternal influenza immunization and reduced likelihood of prematurity and small for gestational age births: A retrospective cohort study

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Omer, Saad B ^a,b,e   Goodman, David ^c   Steinhoff, Mark C ^d   Rochat, Roger ^a   Klugman, Keith P ^a   Stoll, Barbara J ^e   Ramakrishnan, Usha ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Georgia Department of Community Health   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; IMMUNOLOGY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958006776     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000441     Document Type: Article

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