From places to flows. International secondary migration and birth outcomes

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1620-1626

  Urquia, Marcelo L ^a   Frank, John W ^b   Glazier, Richard H ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Canada; Healthy migrant effect; Immigration; Industrialised countries; Preterm birth; Selection

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MASS; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; MIGRATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

CANADA;

EID: 77957716012     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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