Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and increased risk of stillbirth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 945-952

  O'Leary, C ^a,b   Jacoby, P ^b,c   D'Antoine, H ^d   Bartu, A ^a   Bower, C ^b,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohort; data linkage; epidemiology; prenatal alcohol; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAVY PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862519845     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03333.x     Document Type: Article

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