Invited commentary: The socioeconomic causes of adverse birth outcomes

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-137

  Messer, Lynne C ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

African Americans; infant, premature; infant, small for gestational age; maternal age; poverty; preterm birth; residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NOTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 77954971444     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq107     Document Type: Note

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