Excess of maternal mortality in foreign nationalities in Spain, 1999-2006

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-56

  Luque Fernández, Miguel Ángel ^a   Cavanillas, Aurora Bueno ^b   de Mateo, Salvador ^a  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ethnic groups; Maternal mortality; Outcome assessment; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO;

EID: 76049123897     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.12.020     Document Type: Article

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