Selective migration and infant mortality among Puerto Ricans

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-360

  Landale, Nancy S ^a   Gorman, Bridget K ^b   Oropesa, R S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Infant mortality; Migration; Puerto Ricans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHERS; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745751550     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0072-4     Document Type: Article

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