Adolescent mothers and older mothers: Who is at higher risk for adverse birth outcomes?

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1038-1043

  Wang, S C ^a   Lee, M C ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent mother; Low birth weight; Older mother; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027951945     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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