Favorable neonatal outcomes among immigrants in Taiwan: Evidence of healthy immigrant mother effect

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1083-1090

  Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^a   Hsieh, Chia Jung ^b   Jeng, Suh Fang ^c   Liao, Hua Fang ^c   Su, Yi Ning ^a,c   Lin, Shio Jean ^d   Chang, Pei Jen ^e   Chen, Pau Chung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATERNAL AGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; VIETNAM;

EID: 79960283927     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.2809     Document Type: Article

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