Welfare state and infant mortality

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 768-807

  Conley, Dalton ^b   Springer, Kristen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0035511478     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338781     Document Type: Article

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