Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity: A multistate analysis, 2008-2010

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 435.e1-435.e8

  Creanga, Andreea A ^a   Bateman, Brian T ^b,c   Kuklina, Elena V ^a   Callaghan, William M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnicity; race; severe maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALASKA NATIVE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAID; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ETHNICITY; RACE; SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85058205662     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.11.039     Document Type: Article

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