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

• Главные авторы: Joseph K S (Автор), Demissie Kitaw (Автор), Platt Robert W (Автор), Ananth Cande V (Автор), McCarthy Brian J (Автор), Kramer Michael S (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...