Neighborhood social environments and the distribution of low birthweight in Chicago

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 597-603

  Roberts, Eric M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030910791     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.4.597     Document Type: Article

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