Seeking answers to the slowing progress in lowering infant mortality.

Windom, R E

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ADAMHA goes into high gear in the prevention, research, and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse.

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Macdonald, D I

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):122-123

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Setting an agenda for the Council on Graduate Medical Education

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Sundwall, David N.

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Mar 1987

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):123-124

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Age- and sex-related blood cell values in healthy black Americans.

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Castro, O L; Haddy, T B; Rana, S R;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):232-237

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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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Analysis of unlinked infant death certificates from the NIMS project.

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Lambert, D A; Strauss, L T;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):200-204

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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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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and black Americans: special psychosocial issues.

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Mays, V M; Cochran, S D;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):224-231

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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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Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 2 : table of contents

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Mar-Apr 1987

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Public Health Rep. 102(2)

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Using linked birth and infant death files for program planning and evaluation: NIMS workshop lessons.

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Zahniser, C; Halpin, G; Hollinshead, W; Kessel, S; Koontz, A;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):211-216

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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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Birth weight-specific causes of infant mortality, United States, 1980.

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Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):162-171

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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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Public Health Rep ; v. 102, no. 2 : Masthead

Published Date:

Mar-Apr 1987

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Public Health Rep. 102(2)

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Birth weight-specific infant mortality, United States, 1960 and 1980.

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Buehler, James W.; Kleinman, Joel C.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):151-161

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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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Regional differences in birth weight-specific infant mortality, United States, 1980.

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Allen, David M.; Buehler, James W.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 102(2):138-145

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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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Experiences with linked birth and infant death certificates from the NIMS project.

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Strauss, Lilo T.; Freedman, Mary Anne; Gunter, Nits; Powell-Griner, Eve; Smith, Jack C.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 102(2):204-210

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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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Birth weight-specific infant mortality due to congenital anomalies, 1960 and 1980.

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Berry, R. J.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 102(2):171-181

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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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Variation in state-specific infant mortality risks.

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Marks, James S.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 102(2):146-151

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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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Overview of the National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project--design, methods, results.

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Hogue, Carol J. R.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 102(2):126-138

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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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Young maternal age and infant mortality: the role of low birth weight.

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Friede, Andrew; Baldwin, Wendy; Rhodes, Philip H.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.; Hogue, Carol J. R.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 102(2):192-199

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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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Public Health Reports ; v. 102 , no. 2 : cover

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Mar-Apr 1987

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Public Health Rep 102 (2)

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A second opinion on Zuni diabetes.

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Walden, H A

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):124-125

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS: DATA LINE

Published Date:

Mar 1987

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Public Health Rep. 102(2):238-239

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The NCHS pilot project to link birth and infant death records: stage 1.

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Prager, Kate; Flinchum, Glenn A.; Johnson, David P.;

Published Date:

1987 Mar-Apr

Source:

Public Health Rep. 102(2):216-223

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The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has completed a pilot test of its method to develop national linked files of birth and infant death records. A linked file of the 1982 birth cohort was produced that successfully linked 97 percent of t...

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Pregnancy and infant health: progress toward the 1990 objectives.

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1984 Mar-Apr

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Public Health Rep. 99(2):184-192

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Assuring all infants a healthy start in life and enhancing the health of their mothers are goals of the Public Health Service's health promotion and disease prevention initiative. The 13 priority objectives selected for the pregnancy and infant healt...

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