US childhood mortality, 1950 through 1993: Trends and socioeconomic differentials

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 505-512

  Singh, Gopal K ^a   Yu, Stella M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b Health Services Research Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029867866     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.4.505     Document Type: Article

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