Socio-economic inequality in preterm birth: A comparative study of the Nordic countries from 1981 to 2000

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-75

  Petersen, Christina B ^a   Mortensen, Laust H ^a   Morgen, Camilla S ^a   Madsen, Mia ^a   Schnor, Ole ^a   Arntzen, Annett ^c   Gissler, Mika ^d   Cnattingius, Sven ^e   Nybo Andersen, Anne Marie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maternal education; Preterm birth; Relative index of inequality; Socio economic inequality; Socio economic position; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATION; FINLAND; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NORWAY; PREMATURE LABOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 57449111515     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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