Neighborhood racial composition and poverty in association with pre-pregnancy weight and gestational weight gain

Background: Studies of neighborhood racial composition or neighborhood poverty in association with pregnancy-related weight are limited. Prior studies of neighborhood racial density and poverty has been in association with adverse birth outcomes and suggest that neighborhoods with high rates of pove...

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Main Authors: Dara D. Mendez, Roland J. Thorpe, Ndidi Amutah, Esa M. Davis, Renee E. Walker, Theresa Chapple-McGruder, Lisa Bodnar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282731630088X