Neighborhood socioeconomic status in relation to preterm birth in a U.S. cohort of black women

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-211

  Phillips, Ghasi S ^a   Wise, Lauren A ^b   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^a,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c   Rosenberg, Lynn ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Premature birth; Residence characteristics; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CENSUSES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876288357     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9739-x     Document Type: Article

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