Racial differences in the relationship between infant mortality and socioeconomic status

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-529

  Goza, Franklin W ^a   Stockwell, Edward G ^a   Balistreri, Kelly S ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

CENSUSES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; OHIO; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34249027553     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001581     Document Type: Article

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