Race, racism, and racial disparities in adverse birth outcomes

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 360-370

  Dominguez, Tyan Parker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Infant mortality; Pregnancy; Race; Racial disparities; Racism

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 43249127356     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31816f28de     Document Type: Review

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