Relative and Absolute Disparities in Preterm Birth Related to Neighborhood Education

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 481-488

  Auger, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Gamache, Philippe ^a   Adam Smith, Jessica ^d   Harper, Sam ^d  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Health Status Disparities; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Premature Birth; Residence Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CANADA; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUEBEC; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957970135     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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