Open AccessNeighborhood risk factors for low birthweight in Baltimore: a multilevel analysis.
Author(s) -
Patricia O’Campo,
Xiaonan Xue,
M C Wang,
Margaret O’Brien Caughy
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.87.7.1113
Subject(s) - multilevel model , residence , birth certificate , demography , environmental health , gerontology , prenatal care , medicine , population , machine learning , sociology , computer science
Past research on low birthweight has focused on individual-level risk factors. We sought to assess the contribution of macrolevel social factors by using census tract-level data on social stratification, community empowerment, and environmental stressors.
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