Stillbirths and infant deaths among migrants in industrialized countries

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-148

  Gissler, Mika ^a,b   Alexander, Sophie ^c   Macfarlane, Alison ^d   Small, Rhonda ^e   Stray Pedersen, Babill ^f   Zeitlin, Jennifer ^g   Zimbeck, Megan ^g   Gagnon, Anita ^h,i  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^g INSERM   (France)

^h MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Infant health; Migrant; Mortality; Perinatal health; Refugee

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; INFANT; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REFUGEES; STILLBIRTH; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 59649121330     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802603805     Document Type: Review

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