Association of maternal ethnicity and urbanicity on severe pediatric disease: a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background A healthy migrant effect on birth outcomes has been reported, however, whether this protective effect persists throughout childhood is unknown. The effect of urbanicity on child health among an immigrant population is unclear. The objective of this study was to compare the incide...

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Main Authors: Ya-Ting Chang, Huei-Shyong Wang, Jia-Rou Liu, Chi-Nan Tseng, I-Jun Chou, Shue-Fen Luo, Chang-Fu Kuo, Lai-Chu See
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1885-9