Neighbourhood contexts and low birthweight: Social Disconnection heightens single parents risks in Saskatoon

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-134

  Muhajarine, Nazeem ^a,b,c   Vu, Lan T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Infant; Low birth weight; Neighbourhood characteristics; Pregnancy; Small area analysis; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; REGISTER; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SASKATCHEWAN; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949095584     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405522     Document Type: Article

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