Comparison of two measures of gestational age among low income births. The potential impact on health studies, New York, 2005

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-48

  Lazariu, Victoria ^a,b   Davis, Christopher F ^a   McNutt, Louise Anne ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Gestational age; Measurement; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENSTRUATION; NEW YORK; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873411748     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-0944-8     Document Type: Article

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