Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Between Turkish Citizens and Syrian Refugees with High-Risk Pregnancies

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 24 Số 5 - Trang 1177-1185 - 2022
Uğurcan Sayılı1, Cigdem Ozgur2, Oznur Bulut Gazanfer3, Abdullah Solmaz3
1Karakopru District Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Sanliurfa, Turkey
2Haliliye District Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Sanliurfa, Turkey
3Public Health Services Presidency, Sanliurfa Provincial Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Sanliurfa, Turkey

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