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Race/ethnicity and infant mortality /

Title
Race/ethnicity and infant mortality / by Isaac W. Eberstein.
Author
Eberstein, Isaac W.,
Publication
Tallahassee, Fla. : Florida State University Center for the Study of Population, 1992.

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  • American Sociological Association. Meeting (1991 : Cincinnati, Ohio)
  • Florida State University. Center for the Study of Population. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97059425
Description
29, [6] p. : ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
Abstract: This paper addresses racial/ethnic differentials in infant mortality in the US. The primary purpose of the paper is not to document these differentials, which are well known, but to review a series of risk factors in the context of a broader frame of reference which might be useful in understanding why these differentials persist. Following a description of current differentials, overall and specific to birthweight, literature concerning a range of risk factors is reviewed and illustrative data are provided. Risk factors are grouped into three categories: the social context of particular minorities, individual social and economic background characteristics, and particular medical and health circumstances immediately affecting infant health and survival. In the process of considering each mortality determinant, particular social, cultural, and biological hypotheses for racial/ethnic infant mortality differentials are examined where applicable. The conclusion of the review is that increased attention is necessary to the unique historical, cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics of minority groups in order to understand the relationships between specific risk factors and infant survival.
Series Statement
Working paper ; WPS 92-90
Uniform Title
Working paper (Florida State University. Center for the Study of Population) ; WPS 92-90.
Subject
Note
  • Cover title.
  • "Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 23-27, 1991, Cincinnati."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-29).
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library