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What is the leading cause of infant mortality? A note on the interpretation of official statistics.

Author(s) -

Kathryn A. Sowards

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.11.1752

Subject(s) - infant mortality , medicine , etiology , cause of death , pediatrics , mortality rate , official statistics , demography , population , environmental health , psychiatry , disease , pathology , sociology

According to vital statistics reports, congenital malformation is the leading cause of infant death in the United States and accounts for a much greater proportion of infant mortality than does premature birth. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential underestimation of prematurity-related mortality in current vital statistics reports.

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