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Relationship between Infant Mortality and Socioeconomic Factors in Urban Areas

Marion E. Altenderfer, Beatrice Crowther

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This is the second of a series of studies dealing with the relationship between mortality and socioeconomic factors in the cities and counties of the United States.The study was prepared by the Division of Public Health Methods, Public Health Service.(331)Percentage of births hospitalized --. 57Percentage of white persons --. 41 Per capita income --. 33Size of city --. 057March 18, 1949 0 Percent of Births Hospitalized Under 60.0 600 -74.9 75.0-89.990.0 and over Under 60.0 60.0-74.975.0-89.

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This is the second of a series of studies dealing with the relationship between mortality and socioeconomic factors in the cities and counties of the United States.The study was prepared by the Division of Public Health Methods, Public Health Service.(331)Percentage of births hospitalized --. 57Percentage of white persons --. 41 Per capita income --. 33Size of city --. 057March 18, 1949 0 Percent of Births Hospitalized Under 60.0 600 -74.9 75.0-89.990.0 and over Under 60.0 60.0-74.975.0-89.

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This is the second of a series of studies dealing with the relationship between mortality and socioeconomic factors in the cities and counties of the United States.The study was prepared by the Division of Public Health Methods, Public Health Service.(331)Percentage of births hospitalized --. 57Percentage of white persons --. 41 Per capita income --. 33Size of city --. 057March 18, 1949 0 Percent of Births Hospitalized Under 60.0 600 -74.9 75.0-89.990.0 and over Under 60.0 60.0-74.975.0-89.

Key concepts: Socioeconomic status, Environmental health, Infant mortality, Geography, Demography, Medicine, Gerontology, Population

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