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ERIC Number: EJ202483
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Poverty and Infant Mortality in the United States.
Gortmaker, Steven L.
American Sociological Review, v44 n2 p280-97 Apr 1979
This paper examines the theoretical and empirical relationship of income poverty to infant mortality differentials. Taken into consideration is the relative impact of a variety of biological, social, and economic factors upon the risk of infant death. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Health Services, Infant Mortality, Prenatal Influences, Social Influences, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status, Statistical Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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