Neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth among non-Hispanic Black and white women in eight geographic areas in the United States

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-163

  O'Campo, Patricia ^a,b,c   Burke, Jessica G ^c,d   Culhane, Jennifer ^e   Elo, Irma T ^f   Eyster, Janet ^g   Holzman, Claudia ^g   Messer, Lynne C ^h   Kaufman, Jay S ⁱ   Laraia, Barbara A ^j  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

ⁱ IL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Premature birth; Residence characteristics; Social class; Social environment; United States

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CENSUS; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; PREGNANCY; RACIAL DISPARITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MATERNAL AGE; MICHIGAN; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; PENNSYLVANIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

MARYLAND; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349143094     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm277     Document Type: Article

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