Can excess maternal mortality among women of foreign nationality be explained by suboptimal obstetric care?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1411-1418

  Philibert, M ^a,b   Deneux Tharaux, C ^a,b   Bouvier Colle, M H ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality; Nationality; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51749114242     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01860.x     Document Type: Article

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