Effects of neighborhood racial composition on birthweight

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 814-821

  Reichman, Nancy E ^a   Teitler, Julien O ^b   Hamilton, Erin R ^c  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Neighborhood effects; Racial composition

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CHILDBEARING; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; MODEL; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; RACISM; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HUMAN; MOTHER; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

EID: 64649088509     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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