Neighborhood ethnic density and preterm birth across seven ethnic groups in New York City

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 280-288

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

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (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

Birth outcomes; Ethnic density; Ethnicity; Preterm birth; Race; Residential segregation

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACE; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; NEGRO; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 78751580685     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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