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Impact of Income on Small Area Low Birth Weight Incidence Using Multiscale Models

Low birth weight (LBW) is an important public health issue in the US as well as worldwide. The two main causes of LBW are premature birth and fetal growth restriction. Socio-economic status, as measured by family income has been correlated with LBW incidence at both the individual and population lev...

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Autores principales: Aregay, Mehreteab, Lawson, Andrew B., Faes, Christel, Kirby, Russell S., Carroll, Rachel, Watjou, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AIMS Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4936536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398390
http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2015.4.667