Open AccessEthnic differences in birthweight: the role of lifestyle and other factors.
Author(s) -
Patricia H. Shiono,
Virginia Rauh,
M Park,
Sally Ann Lederman,
D Zuskar
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.87.5.787
Subject(s) - ethnic group , poverty , demography , medicine , feeling , residence , pregnancy , anxiety , social support , socioeconomic status , learned helplessness , depression (economics) , immigration , gerontology , psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , population , clinical psychology , geography , social psychology , macroeconomics , archaeology , sociology , biology , anthropology , economics , genetics , economic growth
The purpose of this study was to expand the search for risk factors for low birthweight and to find new explanations for the ethnic-group disparities in birth outcomes.