Testing the "epidemiologic paradox" of birth outcomes among Asian immigrant women in Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 782-790

  Liu, Ching Yun ^a,b   Chang, Nien Tzu ^a   Chou, Pesus ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Public Health Bureau of Hsin Chu County   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Immigrants; Low birth weight; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CHILDBIRTH; CHINESE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DELIVERY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDONESIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RACE; STILLBIRTH; TAIWAN;

EID: 56349135008     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60191-6     Document Type: Article

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