The Impact of Neighborhood Conditions and Psychological Distress on Preterm Birth in African-American Women

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 256-266

  Giurgescu, Carmen ^a   Zenk, Shannon N ^b   Templin, Thomas N ^a   Engeland, Christopher G ^c   Kavanaugh, Karen ^a   Misra, Dawn P ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; neighborhood conditions; preterm birth; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006154189     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phn.12305     Document Type: Article

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