Trends in socioeconomic differences in Finnish perinatal health 1991-2006

M Gissler, O Rahkonen, A Arntzen, S Cnattingius, A-M Nybo Andersen, E Hemminki

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Abstract

Socioeconomic differences in perinatal health decreased in Finland in the late 1990s. Whether the decreasing socioeconomic differences in perinatal health observed in Finland in the late 1990s have continued in 2000-6 was studied.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Volume63
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)420-5
Number of pages6
ISSN0143-005X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009

Keywords

  • Birth Weight
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Female
  • Finland
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Humans
  • Infant Mortality
  • Infant Welfare
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Small for Gestational Age
  • Mothers
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Social Class

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