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Social factors and infant mortality: Identifying high-risk groups and proximate causes

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  • James Cramer, 1987. "Social factors and infant mortality: Identifying high-risk groups and proximate causes," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 24(3), pages 299-322, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:24:y:1987:i:3:p:299-322
    DOI: 10.2307/2061300
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    5. Daniel A. Powers & W. Parker Frisbie & Robert A. Hummer & Starling G. Pullum & Patricio Solis, 2006. "Race/Ethnic differences and age-variation in the effects of birth outcomes on infant mortality in the U.S," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 14(10), pages 179-216.
    6. Narayan Sastry & Jon M. Hussey, 2002. "Explaining Race and Ethnic Disparities in Birthweight in Chicago Neighborhoods," Working Papers DRU-2933, RAND Corporation.
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