High perinatal mortality rate among immigrants in Brussels

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 536-542

  Racape, Judith ^a   De Spiegelaere, Myriam ^b   Alexander, Sophie ^a   Dramaix, Michle ^a   Buekens, Pierre ^c   Haelterman, Edwige ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Observatoire de la Santéet du Social de Bruxelles Capitale   (Belgium)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health care; inequalities; nationality; perinatal mortality; pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957357293     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq060     Document Type: Article

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