Infant mortality, class, race and gender: Implications for the health profession

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-18

  Chima, Felix O ^a  

^a PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Africentric; Empowerment ; Infant mortality; Social action

Indexed keywords

CLASS; GENDER RELATIONS; INFANT MORTALITY; POPULATION FERTILITY; RACE;

GENDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RACE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREJUDICE; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033646490     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: 15404064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v12n04_01     Document Type: Article

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