Socioeconomic status and perinatal outcomes in a setting with universal access to essential health care services

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 583-590

  Joseph, K S ^a,c   Liston, Robert M ^b   Dodds, Linda ^a   Dahlgren, Leanne ^b   Allen, Alexander C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

EID: 34548763731     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061198     Document Type: Article

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