Perceived discrimination and risk of preterm birth among Turkish immigrant women in Germany

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 236, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Scholaske, L ^a,b   Brose, Annette ^b   Spallek, J ^c   Entringer, S ^a,d  

^a BERLIN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Perceived discrimination; Preterm birth; Turkish immigrants

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; IMMIGRANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TURK (PEOPLE); ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MIGRANT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RACISM; TURKEY (BIRD);

GERMANY;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RACISM; TURKEY;

EID: 85069737543     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112427     Document Type: Article

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