Race/Ethnic differences and age-variation in the effects of birth outcomes on infant mortality in the U.S.

Race/Ethnic differences and age-variation in the effects of birth outcomes on infant mortality in the U.S.

This paper investigates the effects of birth outcomes on infant mortality for non-Hispanic white, black, and Mexican-American females in the U.S. (1995-1998). Proportional hazard models with age-varying effects of continuous birth outcome measures reveal larger birth outcome effects on neonatal mor...

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Main Authors: Patricio Solis, Starling G. Pullum, Robert A. Hummer, W. Parker Frisbie, Daniel A. Powers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2006-03-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
birth outcomes
infant and child mortality
measurements
nonproportional effects
race/ethnic differences
statistical models
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol14/10/

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