Maternal age and low birth weight: A reinterpretation of their association under a demographic transition in southern Brazil

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 539-544

  Da Silva, C Homrich ^a,b   Hernandez, A R ^a   Agranonik, M ^a   Goldani, M Z ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Low birth weight; Maternal age; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BRAZIL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880743574     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1030-y     Document Type: Article

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