Socioeconomic domains and associations with preterm birth

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1247-1257

  Messer, Lynne C ^a   Vinikoor, Lisa C ^a   Laraia, Barbara A ^b   Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Eyster, Janet ^c   Holzman, Claudia ^c   Culhane, Jennifer ^d   Elo, Irma ^e   Burke, Jessica G ^f   O'Campo, Patricia ^g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multilevel modeling; Neighborhood effects; Preterm birth; Racial inequalities; Socioeconomic domains; USA

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; LOGISTICS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MODELING; POVERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIOECONOMICS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249237890     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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