Perinatal and infant health outcomes among neonates born to aboriginal parents in Taiwan

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Chang, Yu Hsun ^a   Chen, Pau Chung ^b   Hsieh, Chia Jung ^b   Jeng, Suh Fang ^c   Liao, Hua Fang ^c   Su, Yi Ning ^d   Lin, Shio Jean ^e   Chou, Hung Chieh ^d   Lin, Yi Ping ^b   Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^d  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aborigines; Infant outcome; Perinatal outcome

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RURAL AREA; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TAIWAN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34548751142     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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