Termination of pregnancy according to immigration status: A population-based registry linkage study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1309-1315

  Vangen, S ^a,b   Eskild, A ^c,d   Forsen, L ^d  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Socio economic risk factors; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 49649105512     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01832.x     Document Type: Article

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