Maternal age, birth order, and race: Differential effects on birthweight

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-142

  Swamy, Geeta K ^a   Edwards, Sharon ^b   Gelfand, Alan ^b   James, Sherman A ^b   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; MOTHERS EDUCATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREGNANCY; RACE; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; RACE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84856010712     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088567     Document Type: Article

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