Contribution of maternal age to preterm birth rates in Denmark and Quebec, 1981-2008

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Auger, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Hansen, Anne V ^d   Mortensen, Laust ^d  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUEBEC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884152623     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301523     Document Type: Article

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