Area-level poverty and preterm birth risk A population-based multilevel analysis.docVIP

BMC Public Health BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Area-level poverty and preterm birth risk: A population-based multilevel analysis Emily A DeFranco*1,2, Min Lian3, Louis J Muglia1,2,4 and Mario Schootman2,3 Address: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2Center for Preterm Birth Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and 4Departmen