The "Hispanic paradox": an investigation of racial disparity in pregnancy outcomes at a tertiary care medical center

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197.e1-197.e9

  Brown, Haywood L ^a   Chireau, Monique V ^a   Jallah, Yhenneko ^b   Howard, Daniel ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHAW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic paradox; perinatal outcome; racial disparity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547573588     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.04.036     Document Type: Article

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