Maternal marital status and birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analyses

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1097-1109

  Shah, Prakesh S ^a,b   Zao, Jamie ^a   Ali, Samana ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Cohabitant; Infant low birth weight; Infant premature; Married; Single

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; META ANALYSIS; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 81855224740     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0654-z     Document Type: Article

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