Maternal nativity status and birth outcomes in Asian immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 798-805

  Qin, Cheng ^a,b   Gould, Jeffrey B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian immigrants; Birth outcomes; Maternal nativity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MIGRATION; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 79952057993     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9215-6     Document Type: Article

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