Pediatric Paradox: Heterogeneity in the Birth Cohort

Comparisons of birth-weight-specific infant mortality indicate that low-birth-weight African American infants have lower mortality than low-birth-weight European American infants despite higher infant mortality overall—the "pediatrie paradox." One explanation is heterogeneity in birth weig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human biology 2004-06, Vol.76 (3), p.327-342
Hauptverfasser:	GAGE, TIMOTHY B., BAUER, MICHAEL J., HEFFNER, NATHAN, STRATTON, HOWARD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Americans Biological anthropology Birth Birth Weight Black or African American Black People Comparative studies Confidence interval Demographic aspects Female Foetus Human biology Humans Infant Mortality Infant, Newborn Infants Low birth weight Male Models, Statistical Mortality Neonatal care Paradoxes Patient outcomes Pediatrics Racial differences Reproduction Statistics U.S.A White People Whites
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