Another Mexican birthweight paradox? The role of residential enclaves and neighborhood poverty in the birthweight of Mexican-origin infants

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 550-560

  Osypuk, Theresa L ^a   Bates, Lisa M ^b   Acevedo Garcia, Dolores ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Ethnic enclaves; Immigrant; Immigration; Mexican; Neighborhood residential segregation; Poverty; USA

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBEARING; IMMIGRANT; LATINO PEOPLE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BIRTHPLACE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MEXICO; POVERTY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549144551     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.034     Document Type: Article

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