Birth defects and genetic disorders among Arab Americans - Michigan, 1992-2003

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 408-413

  Yanni, Emad A ^a   Copeland, Glenn ^b   Olney, Richard S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab American children; Birth defects; Hereditary blood disorders; Metabolic disorders; Michigan Birth Defects Registry

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEWBORN; REGISTER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ARABS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MICHIGAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956060765     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9203-x     Document Type: Article

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