Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 112-117 , February 2009

Birth Weight of Offspring, Maternal Pre-pregnancy Characteristics, and Mortality of Mothers: The Jerusalem Perinatal Study Cohort

  • Yechiel Friedlander, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Yechiel Friedlander, PhD, Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health, POB 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. Tel.: +972-2-6777805; fax: +972-2-6449145.
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  • Orly Manor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Ora Paltiel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
    • The Department of Hematology, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Vardiella Meiner, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Human Genetics, Hadassah-University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Nir Sharon, BA

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Ronit Calderon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Hagit Hochner, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Yael Sagy, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Meytal Avgil, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology, Hebrew University School of Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Susan Harlap, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York City
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  • David S. Siscovick, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Received 17 June 2008 ,Accepted 17 November 2008.

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PII: S1047-2797(08)00351-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.11.002

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 112-117 , February 2009

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