Neighborhood influences on the association between maternal age and birthweight: A multilevel investigation of age-related disparities in health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2048-2060

  Cerdá, Magdalena ^a   Buka, Stephen L ^b   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Maternal age; Multilevel modeling; Poverty; Social environment; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; HEALTH IMPACT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATERNAL CARE; MODEL; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; POVERTY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHICAGO; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 41249099085     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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