Systematic review with meta analysis: Potential confounding still clouds the possible association of maternal caffeine intake and low birth weight

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-

  Bracken, Michael B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL SMOKING; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); BIRTH WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CAFFEINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84922014806     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110116     Document Type: Article

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