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SUBMITTER: Ospina M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ospina Maria M Osornio-Vargas Álvaro Román ÁR Nielsen Charlene C CC Crawford Susan S Kumar Manoj M Aziz Khalid K Serrano-Lomelin Jesus J
BMJ open 20200202 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Using a summary measure of health inequalities, this study evaluated the distribution of adverse birth outcomes (ABO) and related maternal risk factors across area-level socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in urban and rural Alberta, Canada.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study using a validated perinatal clinical registry and an area-level SES.<h4>Setting</h4>The study was conducted in Alberta, Canada. Data about ABO and related maternal risk factors were obtained from the Alb ...[more]