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Social stressors and strengths as predictors of infant birth weight in low-income African American women.

Dawn E DE Dailey

Nurs Res 58(5):340-7 (2009) PMID 19752674

Perinatal racial disparities remain an elusive problem in the United States. African American women experience the highest rate of low-birth-weight deliveries. Understanding the factors contributing to infant birth weight is crucial to unraveling existing perinatal racial disparities.

DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181ac1599
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