A comparison of perinatal mortality between ethnic Chinese and ethnic whites: Why the Chinese rate was lower

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Wen, Shi Wu ^a   Kramer, Michael S ^b  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Chinese; Ethnic groups; Ethnicity; Fetal death; Infant mortality; Perinatal mortality; Risk factors; Whites

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETHNIC DISPARITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY RATES; PERINATAL MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

USA;

EID: 0030725846     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.1997.9961826     Document Type: Article

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