Does the measure of economic disadvantage matter? Exploring the effect of individual and relative deprivation on intrauterine growth restriction

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2016-2029

  Reagan, Patricia B ^a   Salsberry, Pamela J ^a   Olsen, Randall J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual income; Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR); Relative deprivation; USA

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HEALTH CARE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147212452     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.022     Document Type: Article

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