Income incongruity, relative household income, and preterm birth in the Black Women's Health Study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2122-2128

  Phillips, Ghasi S ^a   Wise, Lauren A ^b   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^a,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c   Rosenberg, Lynn ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Neighborhood; Premature birth; Relative income; USA; Women

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MATERNAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENT POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649274347     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.039     Document Type: Article

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