American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 64.e1-64.e7 , July 2008

Perceived risk of preterm and low-birthweight birth in the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study

Presented in part at the Society of General Internal Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Hershey, PA, March 10, 2006.

  • Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc, Penn State College of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, HU15, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033.
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  • Michael J. Green, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
    • Department of Humanities, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
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  • Gary A. Chase, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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  • Anne-Marie Dyer, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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  • Serdar H. Ural, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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  • Carol S. Weisman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

Received 20 July 2007 ,Revised 25 September 2007 ,Accepted 18 December 2007.

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 The Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study is funded in part by Grant 4100020719 from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. C.H.C. is supported by Grant K23HD051634 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.The Pennsylvania Department of Health specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions presented herein.Cite this article as: Chuang CH, Green MJ, Chase GA, et al. Perceived risk of preterm and low-birthweight birth in the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:64.e1-64.e7.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02288-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.12.018

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 64.e1-64.e7 , July 2008

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