Conceptualizing neighborhood space: Consistency and variation of associations for neighborhood factors and pregnancy health across multiple neighborhood units

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 805-813

  Messer, Lynne C ^a   Vinikoor Imler, Lisa C ^b   Laraia, Barbara A ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimate precision; Neighborhood effects; Pregnancy behaviors; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; LOGISTICS; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECISION; PREGNANCY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84861930926     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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