The challenge of infant mortality: Have we reached a plateau?

Public Health Reports

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 670-681

  MacDorman, Marian F ^a   Mathews, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249151739     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490912400509     Document Type: Article

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