Intrauterine growth restriction refers to the inability of the fetus to reach its genetically
determined potential size. Fetal growth restriction affects approximately 5–15% of all …

Health researchers have investigated the association between racial segregation and racial
health disparities with multilevel approaches. This study systematically reviews these …

A growing body of research has examined whether racial/ethnic residential segregation
contributes to health disparities, but recent findings in the literature, particularly with respect …

Environmental justice is the concept that all people have the right to live in a healthy
environment, to be protected against environmental hazards, and to participate in decisions …

Residential racial segregation is a key manifestation of anti-Black structural racism, thought
to be a fundamental cause of poor health; evidence has shown that it yields neighborhood …

Previous research on segregation and health has been criticized for overlooking the fact that
segregation is a multi-dimensional concept (ie, evenness, exposure, concentration …

Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes have persistently been wide and
may be explained by individual and area-level factors. Our primary objective was to …

We examined whether current and/or persistent racial residential segregation is associated
with black-white stillbirth disparities among 49,969 black and 71,785 white births from the …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Racial disparities are differences among distinct subgroups of
the human species; biologically, there are no scientifically proven reasons for them to exist …

Background: Despite research supporting improved psychosocial well-being, quality of life,
and survival for patients undergoing postmastectomy breast reconstruction, Asian patients …