| Understanding racial and ethnic disparities in u.s. Infant mortality rates. | |
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PMID: 22617114 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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KEY FINDINGS: Data from the 2007 linked birth/infant death data set In 2007, the infant mortality rate for non-Hispanic black women was 2.4 times the rate for non-Hispanic white women. American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) and Puerto Rican women also had relatively high infant mortality rates. The higher infant mortality rate for non-Hispanic black and Puerto Rican women, compared with non-Hispanic white women, was primarily due to their higher levels of preterm births and preterm-related causes of death. In contrast, the higher infant mortality rate for AIAN women was mostly due to higher infant mortality rates for term and near-term infants, not to a higher percentage of preterm births. Higher infant mortality rates from sudden infant death syndrome contributed the most to the infant mortality gap between AIAN and non-Hispanic white women. |
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Marian F Macdorman; Thomas J Mathews |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: NCHS data brief Volume: - ISSN: 1941-4927 ISO Abbreviation: NCHS Data Brief Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-05-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101495625 Medline TA: NCHS Data Brief Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated. |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA. |
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