Racial and ethnic disparities in preterm birth: The role of stressful life events

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 691-699

  Lu, Michael C ^a,b   Chen, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Preterm birth; Racial ethnic disparity; Stressful life event

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMOTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4644245749     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.04.018     Document Type: Article

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