Faulty interpretation of observed racial disparity in recurrent preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-

  Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Geronimus, Arline T ^b   James, Sherman A ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CAUCASIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LETTER; NEGRO; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34548479991     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.04.040     Document Type: Letter

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