Association between number of children and mortality of mothers: Results of a 37-year follow-up study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-18

  Dior, Uri P ^a,b   Hochner, Hagit ^a   Friedlander, Yechiel ^a   Calderon Margalit, Ronit ^a   Jaffe, Dena ^a   Burger, Ayala ^a   Avgil, Meytal ^a   Manor, Orly ^a   Elchalal, Uriel ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mothers' mortality; Parity; Socioeconomic factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTIPARA; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870850764     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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