Effect of prenatal care on infant mortality rates according to birth-death certificate files

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 515-520

  Poma, Pedro A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality rate; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ETHNIC GROUP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICAGO; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033191530     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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