Neighborhood context and infant birthweight among recent immigrant mothers: A multilevel analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Urquia, Marcelo L ^a,d   Frank, John W ^a,c   Glazier, Richard H ^b,d,e   Moineddin, Rahim ^b,e   Matheson, Flora I ^a,d   Gagnon, Anita J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; URBAN AREA; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CENSUSES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59049103602     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.127498     Document Type: Article

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