Socioeconomic position and low birth weight : an evaluation of selected measures across race in Michigan
"The aim of this study was to evaluate multiple and 'contextual' SEP [socioeconomic position] measures in relation to Low Birth Weight (LBW) among black and white women in Michigan. ... Four SEP measures were evaluated: maternal education; Medicaid during pregnancy; Women, Infants, Children (WIC) enrollment during pregnancy; and Paternal Acknowledgement on infant birth certificates."--From abstract.
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- In Collections
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Taylor, Cedric Andrew
- Thesis Advisors
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Gold, Steve
- Committee Members
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Canady, Renee
Ayala, Isabel
Ten Eyck, Toby
- Date
- 2011
- Subjects
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Mothers--Social conditions
Mothers--Economic conditions
Infants--Health risk assessment
Health and race
Birth weight, Low
African American mothers
Social conditions
Scheduled tribes in India--Social conditions
Economic conditions
Scheduled tribes in India--Economic conditions
Michigan
- Program of Study
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Sociology
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- xi, 109 pages
- ISBN
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9781267088147
1267088141
- Permalink
- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/M5SB11