Neighborhood-Level Poverty at Menarche and Prepregnancy Obesity in African-American Women

Introduction. Menarche is a critical time point in a woman’s reproductive system development; exposures at menarche may influence maternal health. Living in a poorer neighborhood is associated with adult obesity; however, little is known if neighborhood factors at menarche are associated with prepre...

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Main Authors: Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow, Rosalind M. Peters, Charlotte Burmeister, Lawrence F. Bielak, Dayna A. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4769121
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