Association of neighborhood context with offspring risk of preterm birth and low birthweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue , 2016, Pages 156-164

  Ncube, Collette N ^a   Enquobahrie, Daniel A ^b   Albert, Steven M ^a   Herrick, Amy L ^a   Burke, Jessica G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Meta analysis; Neighborhood; Perinatal epidemiology; Preterm birth; Social epidemiology; Systematic review; USA

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; META-ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WEIGHT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CRIME; HIGH RISK INFANT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREMATURE LABOR; RACISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958249465     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.02.014     Document Type: Review

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