The association between short interpregnancy interval and preterm birth in louisiana: A comparison of methods

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 933-939

  Howard, Elizabeth J ^a   Harville, Emily ^a   Kissinger, Patricia ^a   Xiong, Xu ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth interval; Interpregnancy interval; Logistic regression; Pregnancy interval; Preterm birth; Propensity score

Indexed keywords

BIRTH CERTIFICATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; PREMATURITY;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOUISIANA; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84879094849     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1073-0     Document Type: Article

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