Ethnic differences in stillbirth and early neonatal mortality in The Netherlands

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 696-701

  Ravelli, A C J ^a   Tromp, M ^a   Eskes, M ^a   Droog, J C ^b   van der Post, J A M ^a   Jager, K J ^a   Mol, B W ^a   Reitsma, J B ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; LOGISTICS; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; ASIA; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79960221920     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.095406     Document Type: Article

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