Are racial disparities in preterm birth larger in hypersegregated areas?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1295-1304

  Osypuk, Theresa L ^a   Acevedo Garcia, Dolores ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Health status disparities; Infant, low birth weight; Minority health; Prejudice; Premature birth; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; BLACK POPULATION; CENSUS; HEALTH STATUS; MATERNAL HEALTH; METROPOLITAN AREA; PARTURITION; RACIAL DISPARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44449095650     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn043     Document Type: Article

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