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Regional variation in Black infant mortality: The contribution of contextual factors

BACKGROUND: Compared to other racial/ethnic groups, infant mortality rates (IMR) are persistently highestamong Black infants in the United States, yet there is considerable regional variation. We examined state and county-level contextual factors that may explain regional differences in Black IMR an...

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Autores principales: Kandasamy, Veni, Hirai, Ashley H., Kaufman, Jay S., James, Arthur R., Kotelchuck, Milton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7418975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32780762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237314