Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 793-799 , November 2009

The Impact of Maternal Anemia on Perinatal Mortality: A Population-based, Prospective Cohort Study in China

  • Qiaoyi Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ
    • ,
  • Cande V. Ananth

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Cande V. Ananth, PhD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977. Tel: (732) 235-7940. Fax: (732) 235-6627.
    • ,
  • George G. Rhoads

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, UMDNJ-School of Public Health, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Zhu Li

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

Received 30 December 2008 ,Accepted 12 June 2009.

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 Funding for the original study was obtained from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Beijing Medical University, China.

PII: S1047-2797(09)00164-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.06.002

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 793-799 , November 2009

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