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Comparison of black–white disparities in preterm birth between Canada and the United States
Britt McKinnon, Seungmi Yang, Michael S. Kramer, Tracey Bushnik, Amanda J. Sheppard and Jay S. Kaufman
CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E19-E26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150464
Britt McKinnon
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McKinnon, Yang, Kramer, Kaufman), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Institute for Health and Social Policy (McKinnon, Kaufman), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Kramer), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Health Analysis Division (Bushnik), Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; AboutKidsHealth (Sheppard), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Sheppard), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDSeungmi Yang
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McKinnon, Yang, Kramer, Kaufman), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Institute for Health and Social Policy (McKinnon, Kaufman), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Kramer), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Health Analysis Division (Bushnik), Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; AboutKidsHealth (Sheppard), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Sheppard), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDMichael S. Kramer
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McKinnon, Yang, Kramer, Kaufman), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Institute for Health and Social Policy (McKinnon, Kaufman), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Kramer), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Health Analysis Division (Bushnik), Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; AboutKidsHealth (Sheppard), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Sheppard), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDTracey Bushnik
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McKinnon, Yang, Kramer, Kaufman), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Institute for Health and Social Policy (McKinnon, Kaufman), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Kramer), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Health Analysis Division (Bushnik), Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; AboutKidsHealth (Sheppard), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Sheppard), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MBAAmanda J. Sheppard
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McKinnon, Yang, Kramer, Kaufman), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Institute for Health and Social Policy (McKinnon, Kaufman), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Kramer), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Health Analysis Division (Bushnik), Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; AboutKidsHealth (Sheppard), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Sheppard), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDJay S. Kaufman
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McKinnon, Yang, Kramer, Kaufman), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Institute for Health and Social Policy (McKinnon, Kaufman), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (Kramer), McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal, Que.; Health Analysis Division (Bushnik), Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; AboutKidsHealth (Sheppard), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Sheppard), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Comparison of black–white disparities in preterm birth between Canada and the United States
Britt McKinnon, Seungmi Yang, Michael S. Kramer, Tracey Bushnik, Amanda J. Sheppard, Jay S. Kaufman
CMAJ Jan 2016, 188 (1) E19-E26; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150464
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