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- Title
Ethnic differences in neonatal and postneonatal mortality.
- Authors
Hessol, Nancy A; Fuentes-Afflick, Elena
- Abstract
Ethnic disparities in infant mortality have been consistently documented in the United States, but these disparities are poorly understood. Although the infant mortality rate in the United States has fallen to record low rates, since 1971 the ethnic disparity between black and white infants has remained unchanged or increased. In 2001, the infant mortality rate among black infants was approximately 2.5 times higher than the rate among white and Hispanic infants. The objective of this study was to identify ethnic differences in neonatal and postneonatal mortality as well as the causes and risk factors among infants born in California.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2005, Vol 115, Issue 1, pe44
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.2004-0478