CDC grand rounds: Public health approaches to reducing U.S. infant mortality

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 31, 2013, Pages 625-628

  Barfield, Wanda ^a   D'Angelo, Denise ^a   Moon, Rachel ^b   Lu, Michael ^c   Wong, Betty ^d   Iskander, John ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Academy of Pediatrics   (United States)

^c Health Resources and Svcs Admn ^*  (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881485242     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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