Socioeconomic inequality in birth outcomes: What do the indicators tell us, and where do we find the data?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1429-1430

  Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo ^a   Mortensen, Laust H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NOTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 33646759953     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060349     Document Type: Note

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