Subjective social status and maternal health in a low income urban population

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 834-843

  Dennis, Erika Fitzpatrick ^a   Webb, David A ^a   Lorch, Scott A ^a   Mathew, Leny ^a   Bloch, Joan R ^b   Culhane, Jennifer F ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income mothers; Maternal health outcomes; Postpartum health; Socioeconomic status; Subjective social status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860881343     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0791-z     Document Type: Article

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