What does skin color have to do with infant health? An analysis of low birth weight among mainland and island Puerto Ricans

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 379-391

  Landale, Nancy S ^a,b   Oropesa, R S ^a,b  

^a Population Research Institute   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant health; Puerto Rico; Skin tone; USA

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL IDENTITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERTO RICO; SKIN COLOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PREJUDICE; PRENATAL CARE; PUERTO RICO; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18844383971     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.029     Document Type: Article

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