Socioeconomic inequalities and infant mortality of 46 470 preterm infants born in Sweden between 1992 and 2006

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-365

  Calling, Susanna ^a   Li, Xinjun ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Mortality; Neighbourhood; Preterm birth; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD DEPRIVATION; POVERTY; PREMATURITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959853687     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2011.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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