Increasing educational inequality in preterm birth in Québec, Canada, 1981-2006

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1091-1096

  Auger, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Roncarolo, Federico ^d   Harper, Sam ^e  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; EDUCATION; EQUITY; MOTHERS EDUCATION; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUEBEC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84856022267     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.102350     Document Type: Article

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