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Seeking answers to the slowing progress in lowering infant mortality.
  • Published Date:
    1987 Mar-Apr
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 102(2):121-122
  • Language:
    English
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    1. ADAMHA goes into high gear in the prevention, research, and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse.
      Personal Author:
      Macdonald, D I
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):122-123
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    2. Public Health Rep
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    3. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and black Americans: special psychosocial issues.
      Personal Author:
      Mays, V M; Cochran, S D;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):224-231
      Description:
      Approximately 25 percent of persons diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been black. This paper examines three areas of concern when focusing on AIDS in the black population: differences from whites in patterns of transmissio...
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    4. Using linked birth and infant death files for program planning and evaluation: NIMS workshop lessons.
      Personal Author:
      Zahniser, C; Halpin, G; Hollinshead, W; Kessel, S; Koontz, A;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):211-216
      Description:
      Health planners should base program decisions on the best information available. Combining information from different sources can be valuable in identifying problems--the essential first step in program planning. To facilitate this process, a worksho...
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    5. Analysis of unlinked infant death certificates from the NIMS project.
      Personal Author:
      Lambert, D A; Strauss, L T;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):200-204
      Description:
      The National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project used linked birth and infant death certificates to calculate birth weight-specific infant mortality risks for the 1980 U.S. birth cohort. Record linkage depends on complete registration of vit...
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    6. Age- and sex-related blood cell values in healthy black Americans.
      Personal Author:
      Castro, O L; Haddy, T B; Rana, S R;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):232-237
      Description:
      Hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, erythrocyte count, and leukocyte count were measured, and hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were computed electronically for 7,739 healthy black persons. The st...
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      Filetype[PDF - 842.40 KB]
    7. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS: DATA LINE
      Published:
      Mar 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):238-239
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    8. A second opinion on Zuni diabetes.
      Personal Author:
      Walden, H A
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):124-125
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      Filetype[PDF - 338.07 KB]
    9. Setting an agenda for the Council on Graduate Medical Education
      Personal Author:
      Sundwall, David N.
      Published:
      Mar 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):123-124
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    10. Experiences with linked birth and infant death certificates from the NIMS project.
      Personal Author:
      Strauss, Lilo T.; Freedman, Mary Anne; Gunter, Nits; Powell-Griner, Eve; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):204-210
      Description:
      The National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project aggregated data provided by 53 vital statistics reporting areas--50 States, New York City, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (subsequently called States)--from their files of linked bi...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.38 MB]
    11. Young maternal age and infant mortality: the role of low birth weight.
      Personal Author:
      Friede, Andrew; Baldwin, Wendy; Rhodes, Philip H.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.; Hogue, Carol J. R.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):192-199
      Description:
      In 1980, there were 562,330 babies born in the United States to teenage mothers (19 years of age or younger). The offspring of teenage mothers have long been known to be at increased risk of infant mortality, largely because of their high prevalence ...
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    12. Overview of the National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project--design, methods, results.
      Personal Author:
      Hogue, Carol J. R.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):126-138
      Description:
      The recent slowdown in the decline of infant mortality in the United States and the continued high risk of death among black infants (twice that of white infants) prompted a consortium of Public Health Service agencies to collaborate with all States ...
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    13. Birth weight-specific infant mortality due to congenital anomalies, 1960 and 1980.
      Personal Author:
      Berry, R. J.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):171-181
      Description:
      The impact of mortality due to congenital anomalies in single-delivery births was compared in 1960 and 1980 birth cohorts; data were used from the 1960 National Center for Health Statistics national linkage of birth and death certificates and the 198...
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    14. Birth weight-specific infant mortality, United States, 1960 and 1980.
      Personal Author:
      Buehler, James W.; Kleinman, Joel C.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):151-161
      Description:
      National statistics on the risk of infant mortality by birth weight were collected most recently in 1980 and 1960. (Infant mortality risk is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births.) In this 20-year period, the infan...
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    15. Differences in neonatal and postneonatal mortality by race, birth weight, and gestational age.
      Personal Author:
      Sappenfield, William M.; Buehler, James W.; Binkin, Nancy J.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Strauss, LIlo T.; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):182-192
      Description:
      In recent decades, neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates have declined overall in the United States. Yet, the mortality rates for black infants continue to be approximately twice those for white infants. With the use of data from 45 of the 53 vit...
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    16. Birth weight-specific causes of infant mortality, United States, 1980.
      Personal Author:
      Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):162-171
      Description:
      To describe underlying causes of infant death by birth weight, we used data from the 1980 National Infant Mortality Surveillance project and aggregated International Classification of Diseases codes into seven categories: perinatal conditions, infect...
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    17. Regional differences in birth weight-specific infant mortality, United States, 1980.
      Personal Author:
      Allen, David M.; Buehler, James W.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):138-145
      Description:
      To describe regional differences in birth weight-specific infant mortality in the United States, we used data from the National Infant Mortality Surveillance project. The infant mortality risk (IMR) for the nation was 11.0 deaths per 1,000 live birth...
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    18. Variation in state-specific infant mortality risks.
      Personal Author:
      Marks, James S.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;
      Published:
      1987 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2):146-151
      Description:
      Data from the National Infant Mortality Surveillance project were used to examine the State-specific variations in infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality and to examine some of the factors affecting the risks of death. The infant mortality risk...
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    19. Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 2 : Masthead
      Published:
      Mar-Apr 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2)
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      Published:
      Mar-Apr 1987
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 102(2)
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