Income-related and educational inequality in small-for-gestational age and preterm birth in Denmark and Finland 1987-2003

Laust H Mortensen, Jørgen T Lauridsen, Finn Diderichsen, George A Kaplan, Mika Gissler, Anne-Marie N Andersen

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Abstract

In this paper, we examine income- and education-related inequality in small-for-gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth in Denmark and Finland from 1987 to 2003 using concentration indexes (CIXs).
Original languageEnglish
JournalScandinavian Journal of Public Health
Volume38
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)40-5
Number of pages6
ISSN1403-4948
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

Keywords

  • Cohort Studies
  • Denmark
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Finland
  • Humans
  • Income
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Small for Gestational Age
  • Mothers
  • Registries
  • Socioeconomic Factors

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