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International Journal of Health Geographics, 2011 Background Many sub-Saharan countries are confronted with persistently high levels of infant mortality because of the impact of a range of biological and social determinants.
Sartorius Benn KD +3 more
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Infant Mortality: the Contribution of Genetic Disorders
Journal of Perinatology, 2019 To determine the proportion of infant deaths occurring in the setting of a confirmed genetic disorder. A retrospective analysis of the electronic medical records of infants born from 1 January, 2011 to 1 June, 2017, who died prior to 1 year of age.
M. Wojcik +12 more
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Trend and future of infant mortality in Pakistan
Journal of University Medical & Dental College, 2022 BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: In South Asia, Pakistan is contributing to the highest childhood mortality, including infant mortality. Child mortality has been declined globally, but Pakistan is still struggling and far behind the targets of Sustainable ...
Zartashia Shabbir +3 more
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Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in the United States Than in Europe?
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016 The US has higher infant mortality than peer countries. In this paper, we combine micro-data from the US with similar data from four European countries to investigate this US infant mortality disadvantage. The US disadvantage persists after adjusting for
Alice Chen, E. Oster, Heidi L. Williams
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American Journal of Men's Health, 2015 The objective of this study was to examine the relationship of paternity status, welfare reform period, and racial/ethnic disparities in infant mortality. The study used retrospective analysis of birth outcomes data from singleton birth/infant death data
Emmanuel M. Ngui DrPH, MSc +2 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Ending preventable deaths of newborns and children under five by 2030 is among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This study aimed to describe infant mortality rate due to preventable causes in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the ...
Ivete Maria Kreutz, Iná S. Santos
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Star cluster "infant mortality" in the Small Magellanic Cloud (Redivivus) [PDF]
, 2007 The early evolution of star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) has been the subject of significant recent controversy, particularly regarding the importance and length of the earliest, largely mass-independent disruption phase (referred to as ...
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Infant mortality among US whites in the 19th century: New evidence from childhood sex ratios [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: Basic facts of infant mortality in the 19th-century United States are largely unknown due to a lack of data on births and infant deaths. Contradictory views have emerged from previous research.
Jesse McDevitt-Irwin, James R. Irwin
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Gender Differences in Infant Mortality and Neonatal Morbidity in Mixed-Gender Twins
Scientific Reports, 2017 In the present study, we aimed to explore gender differences in infant mortality and neonatal morbidity in mixed-gender twin pairs. Data were obtained from the US National Center for Health Statistics Linked Birth-Infant Death Cohort.
Dongying Zhao +3 more
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Prevalence and Causes of Mortality in Preterm Infants in Sari Imam Khomeini Hospital, 2019
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background and purpose: Neonatal period is a very important and vulnerable period that causes physiological adaptations to the ectopic environment. Undoubtedly, the first step in reducing infant mortality is to identify associated factors. The main cause
Aghdas Ebadi +6 more
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