Pregnancy outcomes of US-born and foreign-born Japanese Americans

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 820-824

  Alexander, Greg R ^a   Mor, Joanne M ^b   Kogan, Michael D ^c   Leland, Nancy L ^d   Kieffer, Edith ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d BlueShield   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029982748     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.6.820     Document Type: Article

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