Geographic analysis of low birthweight and infant mortality in Michigan using automated zoning methodology

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Grady, Sue C ^a   Enander, Helen ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CHILD HEALTH; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEIGHT;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICHIGAN; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 63349097528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-10     Document Type: Article

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