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Family cohesion, acculturation, maternal cortisol, and preterm birth in Mexican-American women

OBJECTIVE: To examine the potential moderating effects of family cohesion and acculturation on the physiological stress response (cortisol) as a predictor of preterm birth (PTB) in pregnant Mexican-American women. METHODS: The sample included 470 participants; 33 had preterm births. All participants...

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Autores principales: Ruiz, R Jeanne, Pickler, Rita H, Marti, C Nathan, Jallo, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23696717
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S42268