Adverse pregnancy outcomes: Differences between US- and foreign-born women in major US racial and ethnic groups

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 837-843

  Singh, Gopal K ^a   Stella, M Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 8944244528     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.6.837     Document Type: Article

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