Titre :
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Increasing educational inequality in preterm birth in Quebec, Canada, 1981-2006. (2011)
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Auteurs :
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Nathalie Auger ;
HARPER (Sam) : CAN. Department of Epidemiology. Biostatistics and Occupational Health. McGill University. Montreal. PQ. ;
RONCAROLO (Federico) : ITA. Department of Preventive. Occupational and Community Medicine. Hygiene Section. University of Pavia. Pavia.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 65, n° 12, 2011)
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Pagination :
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1091-1096
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Education
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Prématurité
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Québec
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Canada
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xp7C7m. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Few studies have evaluated the relationship between preterm birth (PTB) and maternal education over time. We sought to determine whether educational inequalities in PTB have increased in Quebec, Canada. Methods The authors analysed 2 124 909 singleton live births from 1981 to 2006, and computed the Relative Index of Inequality (RII) and Slope Index of Inequality (SII) with 95% CIs for the relationship between maternal education and extreme, very or moderate PTB (
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