Accounting for context in studies of health inequalities: A review and comparison of analytic approaches

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 683-690

  Schempf, Ashley H ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^b  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Econometric models; Gestational age; Health status disparities; Minority health; Multilevel analysis; Preterm birth; Residence characteristics; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY HEALTH; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84866527635     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.06.105     Document Type: Review

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