Preterm delivery risk in migrants in Italy: An observational prospective study

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-247

  Sosta, Elena ^a   Tomasoni, Lina R ^b   Frusca, Tiziana ^a   Triglia, Maria ^a   Pirali, Francesco ^b   El Hamad, Issa ^b   Castelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AMERICA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 47649110761     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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