Published in Womens Health Issues on January 28, 2008
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Design of an intervention addressing multiple levels of influence on dietary and activity patterns of low-income, postpartum women. Health Educ Res (2002) 1.32
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African-American health: the role of the social environment. J Urban Health (1998) 1.19
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Choosing area based socioeconomic measures to monitor social inequalities in low birth weight and childhood lead poisoning: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US). J Epidemiol Community Health (2003) 6.21
Painting a truer picture of US socioeconomic and racial/ethnic health inequalities: the Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health (2005) 5.38
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Association of maternal stature with offspring mortality, underweight, and stunting in low- to middle-income countries. JAMA (2010) 3.90
Zip code caveat: bias due to spatiotemporal mismatches between zip codes and US census-defined geographic areas--the Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health (2002) 3.86
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Predictors of change in physical activity during and after pregnancy: Project Viva. Am J Prev Med (2007) 2.98
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Is economic growth associated with reduction in child undernutrition in India? PLoS Med (2011) 2.51
Association among socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and all-cause mortality in the United States. Epidemiology (2014) 2.48
When children eat what they watch: impact of television viewing on dietary intake in youth. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2006) 2.38
Trends in overweight from 1980 through 2001 among preschool-aged children enrolled in a health maintenance organization. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 2.31
Comparison of a spatial perspective with the multilevel analytical approach in neighborhood studies: the case of mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use in Malmo, Sweden, 2001. Am J Epidemiol (2005) 2.30
The impact of a school-based obesity prevention trial on disordered weight-control behaviors in early adolescent girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2005) 2.29
Examination of how neighborhood definition influences measurements of youths' access to tobacco retailers: a methodological note on spatial misclassification. Am J Epidemiol (2013) 2.18
Economic recession and health inequalities in Japan: analysis with a national sample, 1986-2001. J Epidemiol Community Health (2008) 2.11
Advancing a multilevel framework for epidemiologic research on asthma disparities. Chest (2007) 2.06
Proximity to food establishments and body mass index in the Framingham Heart Study offspring cohort over 30 years. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 2.00
Neighborhood contextual influences on depressive symptoms in the elderly. Am J Epidemiol (2005) 2.00
Toward a policy-relevant analysis of geographic and racial/ethnic disparities in child health. Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 1.98
Relationship between patient panel characteristics and primary care physician clinical performance rankings. JAMA (2010) 1.95
Does social capital enhance health and well-being? Evidence from rural China. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.92
Racial residential segregation and geographic heterogeneity in black/white disparity in poor self-rated health in the US: a multilevel statistical analysis. Soc Sci Med (2005) 1.90
Bonding versus bridging social capital and their associations with self rated health: a multilevel analysis of 40 US communities. J Epidemiol Community Health (2006) 1.88
Differential mental health effects of neighborhood relocation among youth in vulnerable families: results from a randomized trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2012) 1.87
The effect of immigrant generation on smoking. Soc Sci Med (2005) 1.86
The impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigrant health: perceptions of immigrants in Everett, Massachusetts, USA. Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.84
Beverage consumption is not associated with changes in weight and body mass index among low-income preschool children in North Dakota. J Am Diet Assoc (2004) 1.79
Effects of individual and proximate educational context on intimate partner violence: a population-based study of women in India. Am J Public Health (2008) 1.79
How should gestational weight gain be assessed? A comparison of existing methods and a novel method, area under the weight gain curve. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 1.78
Immigration and generational trends in body mass index and obesity in the United States: results of the National Latino and Asian American Survey, 2002-2003. Am J Public Health (2007) 1.77
Does area-based social capital matter for the health of Australians? A multilevel analysis of self-rated health in Tasmania. Int J Epidemiol (2006) 1.75
Do socioeconomic gradients in body mass index vary by race/ethnicity, gender, and birthplace? Am J Epidemiol (2009) 1.74
Economic inequalities in maternal health care: prenatal care and skilled birth attendance in India, 1992-2006. PLoS One (2010) 1.72
US state- and county-level social capital in relation to obesity and physical inactivity: a multilevel, multivariable analysis. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.68
Are racial disparities in preterm birth larger in hypersegregated areas? Am J Epidemiol (2008) 1.67
Domestic violence and chronic malnutrition among women and children in India. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 1.66
School vending machine use and fast-food restaurant use are associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake in youth. J Am Diet Assoc (2006) 1.65
The influence of social context on changes in fruit and vegetable consumption: results of the healthy directions studies. Am J Public Health (2007) 1.63
Association between child immunization and availability of health infrastructure in slums in India. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2010) 1.62
Education and risk for acute myocardial infarction in 52 high, middle and low-income countries: INTERHEART case-control study. Heart (2009) 1.61
Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood undernutrition in India: analyzing trends between 1992 and 2005. PLoS One (2010) 1.61
Individual, neighborhood, and state-level predictors of smoking among US Black women: a multilevel analysis. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.60
Beyond individual neighborhoods: a geography of opportunity perspective for understanding racial/ethnic health disparities. Health Place (2010) 1.57
Does gender modify associations between self rated health and the social and economic characteristics of local environments? J Epidemiol Community Health (2006) 1.57
Another Mexican birthweight paradox? The role of residential enclaves and neighborhood poverty in the birthweight of Mexican-origin infants. Soc Sci Med (2009) 1.53
Ethnicity and nativity status as determinants of perceived social support: testing the concept of familism. Soc Sci Med (2009) 1.51
Sociodemographic and geographic variability in smoking in the U.S.: a multilevel analysis of the 2006-2007 Current Population Survey, Tobacco Use Supplement. Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.51
Socioeconomic position, gender, health behaviours and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Soc Sci Med (2010) 1.50
You have to be there to enjoy it? Neighbourhood social capital and health. Eur J Public Health (2012) 1.50
Relationship between malpractice litigation pressure and rates of cesarean section and vaginal birth after cesarean section. Med Care (2009) 1.50
Living in proximity of a bar and risky alcohol behaviours: a longitudinal study. Addiction (2012) 1.49
Differential effect of birthplace and length of residence on body mass index (BMI) by education, gender and race/ethnicity. Soc Sci Med (2008) 1.49
Influence of social context on eating, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors of Latina mothers and their preschool-age children. Health Educ Behav (2008) 1.48
Neighbourhood influences on health. J Epidemiol Community Health (2007) 1.48
Lower use of hospice by cancer patients who live in minority versus white areas. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.47
Impact of television viewing patterns on fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents. Pediatrics (2003) 1.46
Socioeconomic inequalities in non-communicable diseases prevalence in India: disparities between self-reported diagnoses and standardized measures. PLoS One (2013) 1.45
Organizational justice in primary-care health centers and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Med Care (2012) 1.44
Mapping and measuring social disparities in premature mortality: the impact of census tract poverty within and across Boston neighborhoods, 1999-2001. J Urban Health (2006) 1.44
Quantifying Separate and Unequal: Racial-Ethnic Distributions of Neighborhood Poverty in Metropolitan America. Urban Aff Rev Thousand Oaks Calif (2009) 1.43
Orphan care in Botswana's working households: growing responsibilities in the absence of adequate support. Am J Public Health (2006) 1.42
Monitoring socioeconomic disparities in death: comparing individual-level education and area-based socioeconomic measures. Am J Public Health (2006) 1.41
The relative influence of individual and contextual socio-economic status on consumption of fruit and soft drinks among adolescents in Europe. Eur J Public Health (2005) 1.40
Association of infant child care with infant feeding practices and weight gain among US infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2008) 1.40
Neighborhood safety, socioeconomic status, and physical activity in older adults. Am J Prev Med (2009) 1.39
Urban-rural differences in BMI in low- and middle-income countries: the role of socioeconomic status. Am J Clin Nutr (2013) 1.39
The relationship between diet and perceived and objective access to supermarkets among low-income housing residents. Soc Sci Med (2012) 1.37
Effect of calcium supplementation on blood lead levels in pregnancy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Environ Health Perspect (2008) 1.37
Social desirability trait influences on self-reported dietary measures among diverse participants in a multicenter multiple risk factor trial. J Nutr (2008) 1.36
Individual-, neighborhood-, and state-level socioeconomic predictors of cervical carcinoma screening among U.S. black women: a multilevel analysis. Cancer (2006) 1.35
Social capital and mental health in Japan: a multilevel analysis. PLoS One (2010) 1.35
Correspondence of the NCI Fruit and Vegetable Screener to repeat 24-H recalls and serum carotenoids in behavioral intervention trials. J Nutr (2008) 1.34
The effect of immigrant generation and duration on self-rated health among US adults 2003-2007. Soc Sci Med (2010) 1.34
Do social comparisons explain the association between income inequality and health?: Relative deprivation and perceived health among male and female Japanese individuals. Soc Sci Med (2008) 1.34
Support for smoke-free policies: a nationwide analysis of immigrants, US-born, and other demographic groups, 1995-2002. Am J Public Health (2010) 1.33
Do age-disparate relationships drive HIV incidence in young women? Evidence from a population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2014) 1.33
Neighborhood predictors of dating violence victimization and perpetration in young adulthood: a multilevel study. Am J Public Health (2010) 1.31
Individual and collective bodies: using measures of variance and association in contextual epidemiology. J Epidemiol Community Health (2009) 1.30
Effect of maternal bone lead on length and head circumference of newborns and 1-month-old infants. Arch Environ Health (2003) 1.30
Is neighborhood racial/ethnic composition associated with depressive symptoms? The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Soc Sci Med (2010) 1.29
The effect of changes in health sector resources on infant mortality in the short-run and the long-run: a longitudinal econometric analysis. Soc Sci Med (2009) 1.29
Dietary calcium supplements to lower blood lead levels in lactating women: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Epidemiology (2003) 1.28
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