Perspectives of African-American women on infant mortality

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-305

  Barnes, Glenna L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Health disparity; Infant mortality; Perceptions; Phenomenology; Pregnancy; Racism; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; VIRGINIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 59449089579     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380801985457     Document Type: Article

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