Association of poverty with sudden infant death syndrome in metropolitan counties of the United States in the years 1990 and 2000

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1107-1113

  Malloy, Michael H ^a   Eschbach, Karl ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Postneonatal mortality; Poverty; Sudden infant death; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; RACE; RISK; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 35948965637     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318158b9de     Document Type: Article

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