Ethnic disparity in severe acute maternal morbidity: A nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Zwart, Joost J ^a   Jonkers, Marina D ^b   Richters, Annemiek ^a   Öry, Ferko ^b,c   Bloemenkamp, Kitty W ^a   Duvekot, Johannes J ^d   Van Roosmalen, Jos ^a,e  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Pacemaker in Global Health   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

community health planning; ethnic groups; immigration; obstetrics; risk factors; severe maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953232350     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq046     Document Type: Article

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