Relationship of social network size to infant birth weight in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Women

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 487-493

  Dyer, Jane M ^a   Hunter, Rosemarie ^a   Murphy, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Latina paradox; Low birth weight; Social network size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957464959     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9331-y     Document Type: Article

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