Racial residential segregation and adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 191, Issue , 2017, Pages 237-250

  Mehra, Renee ^a   Boyd, Lisa M ^a   Ickovics, Jeannette R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Infant mortality; Low birth weight; Pregnancy outcome; Preterm birth; Racial composition; Residential segregation; Structural racism

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; INFANT MORTALITY; META-ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RACISM;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RACE; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RACISM; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ANCESTRY GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOUSING; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85029588131     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.018     Document Type: Review

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