A secondary analysis of race/ethnicity and other maternal factors affecting adverse birth outcomes in San Bernardino County

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-441

  Nanyonjo, Rebecca D ^a   Montgomery, Susanne B ^a   Modeste, Naomi ^a   Fujimoto, Edward ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Health disparities; Infant mortality; Low birth weight; Moderately low birth weight; San Bernardino County; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48649103839     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0260-x     Document Type: Article

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