Neighborhood conditions are associated with maternal health behaviors and pregnancy outcomes

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1302-1311

  Vinikoor Imler, L C ^a   Messer, L C ^b   Evenson, K R ^c   Laraia, B A ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Maternal health behaviors; Neighborhood conditions; Neighborhood deprivation; USA

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; MATERNAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL WELFARE; NORTH CAROLINA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81555204420     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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