The Mexican Drug War and Early-Life Health: The Impact of Violent Crime on Birth Outcomes.
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SUBMITTER: Brown R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359815 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
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The Mexican Drug War and Early-Life Health: The Impact of Violent Crime on Birth Outcomes.
Demography 20180201 1
This study examines the relationship between exposure to violent crime in utero and birth weight using longitudinal data from a household survey conducted in Mexico. Controlling for selective migration and fertility, the results suggest that early gestational exposure to the recent escalation of the Mexican Drug War is associated with a substantial decrease in birth weight. This association is especially pronounced among children born to mothers of low socioeconomic status and among children bor ...[more]
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