Very-low-birthweight infants and income incongruity among African American and white parents in Chicago

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 414-417

  Collins Jr , James W ^a,d   Herman, Allen A ^b   David, Richard J ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATION; INCOME; MARRIAGE; NEGRO; PARENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0030966932     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.3.414     Document Type: Article

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