Open AccessNeighborhood social environments and the distribution of low birthweight in Chicago.
Author(s) -
Eric M. Roberts
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.87.4.597
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , poverty , logistic regression , demography , metropolitan area , context (archaeology) , environmental health , health equity , geography , social determinants of health , gerontology , public health , medicine , population , sociology , economic growth , economics , nursing , archaeology
This study examined the socioeconomic precursors of disparities in maternal health by measuring the associations of nine neighborhood-level indicators of social phenomena with low infant birthweight.