Infant mortality statistics from the 2009 period linked birth/infant death data set

National Vital Statistics Reports

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Mathews, T J ^a   MacDorman, Marian F ^a  

^a Division of Vital Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Gestational age; Infant health; Infant mortality; Maternal characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866718955     PISSN: 15518922     EISSN: 15518930     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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