The health benefits of hispanic communities for non-hispanic mothers and infants: Another hispanic paradox

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1052-1057

  Shaw, Richard J ^a   Pickett, Kate E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOTHER; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878052767     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300985     Document Type: Article

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