Construction of early and midlife work trajectories in women and their association with birth weight

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Mutambudzi, Miriam ^a   Meyer, John D ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893473699     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301401     Document Type: Article

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