Non-random geographical distribution of infant mortality in Austria 1984-2002

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 118, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 341-347

  Waldhoer, Thomas ^a   Haidinger, Gerald ^a   Wald, Martin ^a   Heinzl, Harald ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Infant mortality; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33746405209     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-006-0610-5     Document Type: Article

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