Disparities in adverse birth outcomes may reflect influence of stress [2]

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1541-

  Holtzman, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC STRESS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LETTER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38749096665     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.114843     Document Type: Letter

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