A randomized trial of an empirically-derived social support intervention to prevent low birthweight among African American women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 947-954

  Norbeck, Jane S ^a   Dejoseph, Jeanne F ^a   Smith, RENÉE T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Low birthweight; Randomized clinical trials; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEGRO; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030248438     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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