Prager, Kate.

Infant mortality by birthweight and other characteristics United States, 1985 birth control Kate Prager. - Hyattsville, Md. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics [1994]. - iv, 36 p. ill. 28 cm. - Vital and health statistics. no. 24 DHHS publication no. (PHS) 94-1852 .

U.S. infant mortality is analyzed for the 1985 birth cohort by birthweight, mother's age, prenatal care, and other characteristics. The effect of cohort and period on race-specific infant mortality rates is analyzed. The report also discusses the history of linked birth and infant death files in the Public Health Service and provides a detailed description of the methodology for creating linked files at the National Center for Health Statistics." "July, 1994."

Includes bibliographical references.

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United States--Statistics, Medical.

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