Maternal mortality in England and Wales 1970-1985: An analysis by country of birth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 973-980

  Ibison, Judith M ^a   Swerdlow, Anthony J ^b   Head, Jenny A ^b   Marmot, Michael ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

CAUSES OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; HIGH RISK WOMEN; IMMIGRANTS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIGRANTS; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; MORTALITY DETERMINANTS; NORTHERN EUROPE; PLACE OF BIRTH; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; STUDIES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; ASIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENGLAND; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SCOTLAND; WALES; WEST INDIES;

EID: 0029840043     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09546.x     Document Type: Article

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