Family cohesion, acculturation, maternal cortisol, and preterm birth in Mexican-American women

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 243-252

  Ruiz, R Jeanne ^a   Pickler, Rita H ^b   Nathan Marti, C ^c   Jallo, Nancy ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Abacist Analytics   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cortisol; Family cohesion; Mexican American; Preterm birth; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY COHESION; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84877631176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S42268     Document Type: Article

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