Contribution of HIV to maternal morbidity among refugee women in Canada

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2449-2456

  Wanigaratne, Susitha ^a,d   Cole, Donald C ^a   Bassil, Kate ^b   Hyman, Ilene ^a   Moineddin, Rahim ^c   Urquia, Marcelo L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MIGRANT; ONTARIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946730646     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302886     Document Type: Article

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