Race/ethnicity, Apgar and infant mortality

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-64

  Doyle, Jamie Mihoko ^a   Echevarria, Samuel ^b   Frisbie, W Parker ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apgar scores; Infant mortality; Race ethnicity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; INFANT MORTALITY; RACIAL DISPARITY; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038792397     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023579112615     Document Type: Article

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