Ethnic density and preterm birth in African-, Caribbean-, and US-born non-Hispanic black populations in New York City

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 800-808

  Mason, Susan M ^a,b   Kaufman, Jay S ^a,b,c   Emch, Michael E ^b,d   Hogan, Vijaya K ^a   Savitz, David A ^e  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

continental population groups; emigrants and immigrants; premature birth; residence characteristics; social environment

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; BLACK POPULATION; EMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS; WOMENS HEALTH;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLACK PERSON; CARIBBEAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CARIBBEAN REGION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW YORK CITY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957295004     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq209     Document Type: Article

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