Socioeconomic disparities in low birth weight outcomes according to maternal birthplace in Québec, Canada

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-74

  Moore, Spencer ^a,b   Daniel, Mark ^c,d   Auger, Nathalie ^d,e  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Immigration; Low birth weight; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CANADA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; PARITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUEBEC; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 60749134069     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850802071132     Document Type: Article

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