Too heavy, too late: Investigating perinatal health outcomes in immigrants residing in Spain. A cross-sectional study (2009-2011)

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 863-868

  Juárez, Sol P ^a,b   Revuelta Eugercios, Bárbara A ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Institute for Futures Studies Stockholm   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MIGRANT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADULT; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 84905465120     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202917     Document Type: Article

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