Mediators of ethnic-associated differences in infant birth weight

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 102-116

  Zambrana, Ruth E ^c   Dunkel Schetter, Christine ^a   Collins, Nancy L ^b   Scrimshaw, Susan C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Low Birth Weight; Substance Use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIATOR; NEGRO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LOS ANGELES; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032808272     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344465     Document Type: Article

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