Racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related deaths — United States, 2007–2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 68, Issue 35, 2019, Pages 762-765

  Petersen, Emily E ^a   Davis, Nicole L ^a   Goodman, David ^a   Cox, Shanna ^a   Syverson, Carla ^a,b   Seed, Kristi ^a,b   Shapiro Mendoza, Carrie ^a   Callaghan, William M ^a   Barfield, Wanda ^a  

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

^b DB Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANCESTRY GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85071777862     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/MMWR.MM6835A3     Document Type: Article

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