Racial differences in the health of childbearing-aged women

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 263-268

  Arbour, Megan W ^a   Corwin, Elizabeth J ^b   Salsberry, Pamela J ^c   Atkins, Marsha ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Cuyahoga Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnology; Nutrition Survey; Premature birth; Socioeconomic Factors; Women's Health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863329125     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e31824b544e     Document Type: Review

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