The changing character of the black-white infant mortality gap, 1983-2004

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Elder, Todd E ^a   Goddeeris, John H ^a   Haider, Steven J ^a   Paneth, Nigel ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEGRO; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893519073     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301349     Document Type: Article

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