Birth defects as an indicator of the health status of Haitian women and their children

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-109

  Beckerman, Adela ^a  

^a University Counseling Support Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Haitian health status; Immigrant health

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; CHILDBEARING; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; NEONATE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HAITI; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRENATAL CARE; REGISTER; SOCIAL CLASS; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABNORMALITIES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HAITI; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845744388     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: 15404064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v22n01_07     Document Type: Article

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