Do Racial Disparities Persist in Infant Mortality From Respiratory Distress Syndrome?

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-51

  Thomas, Patricia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Racial disparity; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751549942     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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