Health problems among six-week old Pacific infants living in New Zealand

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Paterson, Janis ^a   Carter, Sarnia ^a   Williams, Maynard ^a   Tukuitonga, Colin ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child health; Longitudinal research; Pacific families

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD EXPOSURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32044457142     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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