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The Prevalence of Illicit-Drug or Alcohol Use during Pregnancy and Discrepancies in Mandatory Reporting in Pinellas County, Florida

1990 • 714 citations

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1990 • 582 citations

Mortality among Infants of Black as Compared with White College-Educated Parents

1992 • 383 citations

Racial Differences in Low Birth Weight

1987 • 378 citations

Medical, psychosocial, and behavioral risk factors do not explain the increased risk for low birth weight among black women

1996 • 290 citations

A Review of Smoking in Pregnancy: Effects on Pregnancy Outcomes and Cessation Efforts

1993 • 273 citations

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1987 • 216 citations

Very low birth weight: a problematic cohort for epidemiologic studies of very small or immature neonates.

1991 • 213 citations

Low-Income African-American Mothers’ Perception of Exposure to Racial Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight

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1999 • 174 citations

The differential effect of traditional risk factors on infant birthweight among blacks and whites in Chicago.

1990 • 152 citations

Race, Family Income, and Low Birth Weight

1991 • 151 citations

Preterm Delivery and Low Birth Weight among First-Born Infants of Black and White College Graduates

1992 • 150 citations

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1992 • 138 citations

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1988 • 124 citations

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Trends in Alcohol Consumption by Pregnant Women

1991 • 104 citations

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1992 • 98 citations

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1991 • 90 citations

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1992 • 90 citations

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1991 • 86 citations

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1988 • 78 citations

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1992 • 70 citations

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1992 • 57 citations

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1990 • 50 citations

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1987 • 26 citations

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