Infant Mortality in North Carolina
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Infant mortality and low birthweight in North Carolina: the last 10 years.
Objectives: This report uses matched birth and infant death certificates to examine recent changes in birthweight distribution as well as birthweightand cause-specific infant mortality. The purpose is to discern trends and patterns in the ten years since high infant mortality promoted expanded maternal and child care programs, including the expansion of Medicaid coverage for pregnant women. Met...
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عنوان ژورنال: North Carolina Medical Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0029-2559,0029-2559
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.65.4.253