Obstetric outcomes among rural Aboriginal Victorians

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-70

  Simmons, David ^a,c   Khan, Munir A ^a   Teale, Glyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Breast feeding; Gestational diabetes; Obstetrics; Rural

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 15844388054     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2005.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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