Differential neonatal and postneonatal infant mortality rates across us counties: The role of socioeconomic conditions and rurality

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 332-341

  Sparks, P Johnelle ^a   McLaughlin, Diane K ^b,c   Stokes, C Shannon ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349493014     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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