Pregnancy outcomes of American Indians: Contrasts among regions and with other ethnic groups

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Alexander, Greg R ^a   Wingate, Martha S ^b   Boulet, Sheree ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Infant mortality; Low birth weight; Postneonatal mortality; Preterm; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53749089381     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0295-z     Document Type: Article

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