Ethnic disparity in spontaneous preterm birth and maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 959-966

  Torloni, Maria Regina ^a   Fortunato, Stephen J ^b   Betrán, Ana Pilar ^c   Williams, Scott ^d   Brou, Lina ^e   Drobek, Cayce Owens ^b   Merialdi, Mario ^c   Menon, Ramkumar ^f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Body mass index; Ethnic groups; European continental ancestry group; Nutrition; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84863227068     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2102-8     Document Type: Article

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