Downward Economic Mobility and Preterm Birth: An Exploratory Study of Chicago-Born Upper Class White Mothers

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1601-1607

  Collins, James W ^a   Rankin, Kristin M ^b   David, Richard J ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Stroger Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Class; Downward economic mobility; Infant mortality; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; INCOME; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHICAGO; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 84931567436     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1670-9     Document Type: Article

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