Open AccessThe Role of Socioeconomic Factors in Black–White Disparities in Preterm Birth
Author(s) -
Paula Braveman,
Katherine E. Heck,
Susan Egerter,
Kristen Marchi,
Tyan Parker Dominguez,
Catherine Cubbin,
Kathryn R. Fingar,
Jay A. Pearson,
Michael Curtis
Publication year - 2015
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.2014.302008
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , birth certificate , demography , health equity , disadvantaged , white (mutation) , medicine , population , social class , gerontology , public health , environmental health , political science , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry , nursing , law , gene
We investigated the role of socioeconomic factors in Black-White disparities in preterm birth (PTB).