Open AccessPreterm Birth and Prenatal Maternal Occupation: The Role of Hispanic Ethnicity and Nativity in a Population-Based Sample in Los Angeles, California
Author(s) -
Ondine S. von Ehrenstein,
Michelle Wilhelm,
Anthony Wang,
Beate Ritz
Publication year - 2014
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.2013.301457
Subject(s) - ethnic group , demography , medicine , population , prenatal care , gerontology , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
We investigated preterm birth (PTB) in relation to maternal occupational exposure and whether effect measures were modified by Hispanic ethnicity and nativity in a population-based sample with high proportion of Hispanics.