The Impact of Residing in a Gang Territory on Adverse Birth Outcomes: Evidence from Los Angeles.
Gang violence remains an ongoing crisis in many communities in the United States. This paper assesses the potential association of gang-occupied neighborhoods with birth outcomes. Adverse birth outcomes serve as a "barometer" of population health, denoting both poor conditions for human development...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Urban Health Vol. 98; no. 2; pp. 233 - 248 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2021
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