Preterm birth and birthweight-for-gestational age among immigrant women in Denmark 1978-2007: A nationwide registry study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 534-542

  Pedersen, Grete S ^a,c   Mortensen, Laust H ^b   Gerster, Mette ^a   Rich Edwards, Janet ^c   Andersen, Anne Marie N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

immigration; preterm delivery; small for gestational age delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INFANT; LEBANON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PARITY; PREMATURITY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOMALIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); YUGOSLAVIA;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DENMARK; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867530361     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12010     Document Type: Article

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