The effect of neighbourhood income and deprivation on pregnancy outcomes in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 755-760

  Agyemang, C ^a   Vrijkotte, T G M ^a   Droomers, M ^b   Van Der Wal, M F ^c   Bonsel, G J ^d   Stronks, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOGISTICS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREGNANCY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69749093217     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.080408     Document Type: Article

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