Preterm birth in the inuit and first nations populations of Québec, Canada, 1981-2008

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Auger, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Sing, Mélanie Fon ^d   Park, Alison L ^a,b   Lo, Ernest ^a   Trempe, Normand ^a   Luo, Zhong Cheng ^e  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

First nations; Indigenous populations; Inuits; Premature birth; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESKIMO; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INUITS; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860346856     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/IJCH.v71i0.17520     Document Type: Article

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