Disparities in infant mortality and effective, equitable care: Are infants suffering from benign neglect?

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-87

  Rowley, Diane L ^a   Hogan, Vijaya ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Preterm related deaths; Science policy

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; STEROID; SURFACTANT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIRTH DEFECT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861380711     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: 15452093     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031811-124542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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