Does maternal birth outcome differentially influence the occurrence of infant death among African Americans and European Americans?

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1249-1256

  Masho, Saba W ^a   Archer, Phillip W ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Intergenerational study; Low birth weight; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81255184641     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0704-6     Document Type: Article

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