Perinatal Outcomes and Nativity: Does Place of Birth Really Influence Infant Health?

Birth

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 354-356

  Kirby, Russell S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal migration; International migration; Meta analysis; Nativity; Pregnancy outcome; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155165925     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00505.x     Document Type: Note

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