Maternal, pregnancy, and birth characteristics of Asians and native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders --- King county, Washington, 2003--2008

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 211-213

  Wong, E Y ^a   Solet, D ^a  

^a Policy Development and Evaluation Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; SMOKING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 79952150893     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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