The role of socioeconomic factors in Black-White disparities in preterm birth

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 694-702

  Braveman, Paula A ^a   Heck, Katherine ^a   Egerter, Susan ^a   Marchi, Kristen S ^a   Dominguez, Tyan Parker ^b   Cubbin, Catherine ^c   Fingar, Kathryn ^e   Pearson, Jay A ^d   Curtis, Michael ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Division of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Immunology   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PREMATURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924709993     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302008     Document Type: Article

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