Why was the perinatal mortality rate higher in Denmark than in Sweden? The development in the 1970s and 1980s

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 74-82

  Vallgårda, Signild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; perinatal mortality; register study; registration; risk factors; smoking; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SWEDEN; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 26844545593     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489702500204     Document Type: Article

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