Migrants and obstetrics in Austria - Applying a new questionnaire shows differences in obstetric care and outcome

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 34-40

  Oberaigner, Willi ^a,b,c   Leitner, Hermann ^a   Oberaigner, Karin ^a   Marth, Christian ^j   Pinzger, Gerald ^d   Concin, Hans ^e   Steiner, Horst ^f   Hofmann, Hannes ^g   Wagner, Teresa ^h   Mörtl, Manfred ⁱ   Ramoni, Angela ^j  

^a Tyrolean State Hospitals Ltd   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Tyrolean State HospitalsLtd ^*  (Austria)

^d Reutte County Hospital   (Austria)

^e Bregenz State Hospital   (Austria)

^f PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^g Feldbach State Hospital   (Austria)

^h KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

ⁱ GENERAL HOSPITAL KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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Author keywords

Austria; Length of residence; Migration; Obstetrics; Perinatal health; Standardized questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIRTH; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MIGRATION; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873425554     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: 16137671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-012-0312-0     Document Type: Article

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