Linking nontraditional physical activity and preterm delivery in urban african-american women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Sealy Jefferson, Shawnita ^a   Hegner, Kristy ^a   Misra, Dawn P ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN NEEDS; LEISURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING; STRESS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VAGINA BLEEDING; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; GESTATIONAL AGE; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903384914     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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