A parsimonious explanation for intersecting perinatal mortality curves: understanding the effects of race and of maternal smoking

• Autors principals: Joseph K S (Autor), Demissie Kitaw (Autor), Platt Robert W (Autor), Ananth Cande V (Autor), McCarthy Brian J (Autor), Kramer Michael S (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Neonatal mortality rates among black infants are lower than neonatal mortality rates among white infants at birth weights <3000 g, whereas white infants have a survival advantage at higher birth weights. This finding is also obser...