Post-neonatal mortality by rurality and indigenous status in Queensland

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 464-468

  Coory, Michael ^a   Hockey, Richard ^b   Flenady, Vicki ^c   Woodgate, Paul ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Mater Health Services   (Australia)

^c Centre for Perinatal Clinical Studies and Epidemiology   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous status; Post natal mortality; Rurality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BABY; CHILD DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUEENSLAND; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33746344638     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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