The relationship between state abortion-restrictions and homicide deaths among children under 5 years of age: A longitudinal study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 156-164

  Sen, Bisakha ^a   Wingate, Martha Slay ^a   Kirby, Russell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion policy; Abortion restrictions; Children; Deaths; Homicide; USA

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CHILD MORTALITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FUNDING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; LAW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PARENTAL CONSENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; AGE FACTORS; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860701392     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.037     Document Type: Article

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