What is the leading cause of infant mortality? A note on the interpretation of official statistics

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1752-1754

  Sowards, Kathryn A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0032726721     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.11.1752     Document Type: Article

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