Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes of Aboriginal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-39

  Shah, Prakesh S ^a,b   Zao, Jamie ^a   Al Wassia, Haydi ^a,b   Shah, Vibhuti ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEONATAL OUTCOME; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650738250     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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