Length of residence and risk of developing hyperemesis gravidarum among first generation immigrants to Norway

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 460-465

  Vikanes, Åse ^a,b   Grjibovski, Andrej M ^a   Vangen, Siri ^a,c   Magnus, Per ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hyperemesis gravidarum; Immigrants; Length of residency; Norway; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AMERICA; SRI LANKA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 52949089984     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn051     Document Type: Article

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