A partnership to reduce African American infant mortality in Genesee County, Michigan

Public Health Reports

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 324-335

  Pestronk, Robert M ^a   Franks, Marcia L ^a  

^a Genesee County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038685065     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3549(04)50256-X     Document Type: Article

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