Are we good at managing pregnancy in ethnic minority?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-376

  Premkumar, G ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; HABIT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; IMMIGRANT; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN CARE; NOTE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 46749153953     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802091446     Document Type: Note

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