Risk of infant mortality with weekend versus weekday births: A population-based studyjog

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 973-979

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a,b   Ibrahimou, Boubakari ^a,c   August, Euna M ^a   Dagne, Getachew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Infant mortality; Neonatal mortality; Post neonatal mortality; Weekday birth; Weekend birth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MISSOURI; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864609345     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01818.x     Document Type: Article

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