Health care and illegality: A survey of undocumented pregnant immigrants in Geneva

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2149-2154

  Wolff, Hans ^a,b   Stalder, Hans ^a   Epiney, Manuella ^a   Walder, Angela ^a   Irion, Olivier ^a   Morabia, Alfredo ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b CH 1211 ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Illegal migrant; Pregnancy; Switzerland; Undocumented immigrants

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SWITZERLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GENEVA [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 14644425392     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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