Regional perinatal mortality differences in the Netherlands; Care is the question

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Tromp, Miranda ^a   Eskes, Martine ^a   Reitsma, Johannes B ^a   Erwich, Jan Jaap Hm ^b   Brouwers, Hens Aa ^c   Rijninks Van Driel, Greta C ^d   Bonsel, Gouke J ^e   Ravelli, Anita Cj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN DEATH; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STILLBIRTH; URBANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; REGISTER; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449140509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-102     Document Type: Article

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