Segregation, nativity, and health: Reproductive health inequalities for immigrant and native-born black women in New York City

Urban Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 377-397

  Grady, Sue C ^a   McLafferty, Sara ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic density; Immigrants; Low birthweight; New York City; Racial residential segregation

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CHILDBEARING; HEALTH IMPACT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; RACIAL SEGREGATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36348998616     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.28.4.377     Document Type: Article

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