Declining maternal smoking prevalence did not change low birthweight prevalence in Massachusetts from 1989 to 2004
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Declining maternal smoking prevalence did not change low birthweight prevalence in Massachusetts from 1989 to 2004.
BACKGROUND Maternal smoking is associated with low birthweight (LBW). LBW prevalence is increasing in the US. However, it is unclear whether a fall in maternal smoking has any impact on the LBW prevalence in Massachusetts, a state with a comprehensive tobacco control program since 1993. METHODS Temporal patterns in prenatal maternal smoking and in LBW prevalence were quantified between 1989 a...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1101-1262,1464-360X
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn106