Maternal autonomy and low birth weight in India

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1373-1382

  Chakraborty, Priyanka ^a   Anderson, Alex K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AUTONOMY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053936825     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2428     Document Type: Article

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