Open AccessDisparities in Birth Outcomes by Neighborhood Income
Author(s) -
ZhongCheng Luo,
Williams J. Kierans,
Russell Wilkins,
Robert M. Liston,
Jemal Mohamed,
Michael S. Kramer
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/01.ede.0000142149.34095.88
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , demography , medicine , confidence interval , live birth , pregnancy , population , health equity , relative risk , logistic regression , public health , rural area , environmental health , geography , nursing , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics
Knowledge of socioeconomic disparities in health is of interest to both the general public and public health policymakers. It is unclear how disparities in birth outcomes by socioeconomic status have changed over time, particularly in settings with universal health insurance and favorable socioeconomic conditions.
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