Late start of antenatal care among ethnic minorities in a large cohort of pregnant women

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1232-1239

  Alderliesten, M E ^a   Vrijkotte, T G M ^a   Van Der Wal, M F ^b   Bonsel, G J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Pregnancy; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GHANA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MIDWIFE; MOROCCO; MULTIPARA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MINORITY GROUPS; NETHERLANDS; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548667460     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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