How Neighborhood Disadvantage Reduces Birth Weight
In this analysis we connect structural neighborhood conditions to birth outcomes through their intermediate effects on mothers’ perceptions of neighborhood danger and their tendency to abuse substances during pregnancy. We hypothesize that neighborhood poverty and racial/ethnic concent...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Bielefeld
2008-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Conflict and Violence |
Online Access: | http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/30 |