Despite an overall decline in U.S. infant mortality rates, the black/white disparity persists: Recent trends and future projections

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-123

  Loggins, Shondra ^a   Andrade, Flavia Cristina Drumond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Infant mortality rate; Race; Socioeconomic status; United States

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893677687     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9747-0     Document Type: Article

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