Black-white differences in maternal age, maternal birth cohort, and period effects on infant mortality in the US (1983-2002)

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1033-1045

  Powers, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cohort analysis; Infant mortality; Period

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878368384     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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