An investigation of paternity status and other factors associated with racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 467-478

  Ngui, Emmanuel ^a,b   Cortright, Alicia ^b   Blair, Kathleen ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c City of Milwaukee Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Health disparities; Low birthweight; Paternity status; Preterm birth; Race ethncity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; PATERNITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349207408     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0383-8     Document Type: Article

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