Birth outcomes and infant mortality by the degree of rural isolation among first nations and non-first nations in Manitoba, Canada

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Luo, Zhong Cheng ^a   Wilkins, Russell ^b,c   Heaman, Maureen ^d   Martens, Patricia ^e   Smylie, Janet ^f   Hart, Lyna ^g   Simonet, Fabienne ^a   Wassimi, Spogmai ^a   Wu, Yuquan ^a   Fraser, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g Southeast Resource Development Council Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Infant mortality; North American Indians; Rural and urban; Rural isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANITOBA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953069423     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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