Why does birthweight vary among ethnic groups in the UK? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-137

  Kelly, Y ^a   Panico, L ^a   Bartley, M ^a   Marmot, M ^a   Nazroo, J ^b   Sacker, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Inequality; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66549130895     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn057     Document Type: Article

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