Minimum drinking age laws and infant health outcomes

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 737-747

  Fertig, Angela R ^a   Watson, Tara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Birth weight; Infant health; Minimum drinking age; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BLACK POPULATION; DRINKING; HEALTH IMPACT; INFANT MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349197855     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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