Black-White Preterm Birth Disparity: A Marker of Inequality

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 851-858

  Messer, Lynne C ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^b   Mendola, Pauline ^c   Laraia, Barbara A ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Status Disparities; Premature Birth; Residence Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 53949114004     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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