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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emily Moiduddin, Douglas S. Massey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bielefeld 2008-06-01
Series:International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Online Access:http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/30