Impact of country of birth on hospital admission for women of childbearing age in Sweden: A five year follow up study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 877-882

  Robertson, E ^a   Malmstrom M ^a   Sundquist, J ^a   Johansson, S E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; HEALTH SERVICES; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0242571891     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.11.877     Document Type: Article

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