Birthweight of children of immigrants by maternal duration of residence in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 459-468

  Teitler, Julien O ^a   Hutto, Nathan ^a   Reichman, Nancy E ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Birthweight; Immigration; Low birthweight; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CHILD HEALTH; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; RESIDENCE TIME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEGRO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861660593     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.038     Document Type: Article

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