Racial disparities in diabetes mortality among persons aged 1-19 years - United States, 1979-2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 45, 2007, Pages 1184-1187

  Akinbami, L J ^a   Saydah, S H ^a   Eberhardt, M S ^a   Polakowski, L L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MORTALITY; NEGRO; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37149034912     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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