Racial inequalities in preterm delivery: Issues in the measurement of psychosocial constructs

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages

  O'Campo, Patricia ^a,b,c   Schempf, Ashley ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measurement; Preterm delivery; Psychosocial construct; Racial gap

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 18844392326     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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