White Infant Mortality in Appalachian States, 1976-1980 and 1996-2000: Changing Patterns and Persistent Disparities

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-182

  Yao, Nengliang ^a   Matthews, Stephen A ^a   Hillemeier, Marianne M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Disparity; Infant mortality; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIAN REGION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84859217849     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2011.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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