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Worry about racial discrimination: A missing piece of the puzzle of Black-White disparities in preterm birth?

OBJECTIVES: The causes of the large and persistent Black-White disparity in preterm birth (PTB) are unknown. It is biologically plausible that chronic stress across a woman’s life course could be a contributor. Prior research suggests that chronic worry about experiencing racial discrimination could...

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Autores principales: Braveman, Paula, Heck, Katherine, Egerter, Susan, Dominguez, Tyan Parker, Rinki, Christine, Marchi, Kristen S., Curtis, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5636124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29020025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186151