Refugee and refugee-claimant women and infants post-birth: Migration histories as a predictor of Canadian health system response to needs

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-291

  Ganon, Anita J ^a,b   Dougherty, Geoffrey ^a,b   Platt, Robert W ^a,b   Wahoush, Olive ^c   George, Anne ^d   Stanger, Elizabeth ^e   Oxman Martinez, Jacqueline ^f   Saucier, Jean François ^g   Merry, Lisa ^a,b   Stewart, Donna E ^h  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emigration and immigration; Infant; Maternal health services; Newborn; Postnatal care; Pregnancy; Refugees; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548480473     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405405     Document Type: Article

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