Preterm birth and its associated risk factors. A study at tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 414-418

  Baig, Shoukat Ali ^a   Khan, Najla ^a   Baqai, Tooba ^a   Fatima, Arsala ^a   Karim, Saadiya Aziz ^b   Aziz, Sina ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Assess; Karachi; Maternal nutrition; Preterm; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANGER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; PAIN; PAKISTAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREMATURE LABOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84874628526     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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