Maternal stressful life events prior to conception and the impact on infant birth weight in the United States

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Witt, Whitney P ^a   Cheng, Erika R ^a   Wisk, Lauren E ^a   Litzelman, Kristin ^a   Chatterjee, Debanjana ^a   Mandell, Kara ^a   Wakeel, Fathima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893488847     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301544     Document Type: Article

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