Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ414409
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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The Dramatic Increase in the Rate of Low Birthweight in New York City: An Aggregate Time-Series Analysis.
Joyce, Theodore
American Journal of Public Health, v80 n6 p682-84 Jun 1990
Analyzes the incidence of low birth weight in New York City using monthly time-series statistical data from 1968 through 1988. Finds that a downward trend before 1984 for both Blacks and Whites has reversed, with 3,110 additional low birth weight births to Blacks and 1,385 additional low birth weight births to Whites over the numbers expected. (FMW)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Black Population Trends, Blacks, Neonates, Racial Differences, Trend Analysis, Urban Areas, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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