Trends in maternal mortality ratio among women of German and non-German nationality in West Germany, 1980-1996

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 919-924

  Razum, Oliver ^a   Jahn, Albrecht ^a   Blettner, Maria ^b   Reitmaier, Pitt ^a  

^a Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health ^*  (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equity; Germany; Maternal mortality; Obstetrics; Transients and migrants

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GERMANY, WEST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032696125     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.5.919     Document Type: Article

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