The effect of sociodemographic factors on infant mortality according to cause of death: A birth cohort in Seoul, Korea, 1999-2003

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-13

  Son, Ji Young ^a   Lee, Jong Tae ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cause of death; Demographic factor; Infant death; Neonatal death; Postneonatal death; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; KOREA; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952187093     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0178-8     Document Type: Article

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