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

<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...

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Main Authors: Joseph K S, Demissie Kitaw, Platt Robert W, Ananth Cande V, McCarthy Brian J, Kramer Michael S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-04-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/4/7