Maternal risk factors in Afghan-refugees compared to Pakistani mothers in Peshawar, NWFP Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-164

  Badshah, Sareer ^a   Mason, Linda ^b   Mckelvie, Ken ^c   Payne, Roger ^d   Lisboa, Paulo J G ^e  

^a ISLAMIA COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b School of Applied Community and Social Studies   (United Kingdom)

^c Formerly School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afghan refugees; Ethnicity; Maternal health; New born health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFUGEE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFGHANISTAN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79251522871     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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