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Download full textDucey, Sara Bachman; And Others – 1987
This study examined low birth weight and infant mortality in the 50 states and the 54 largest American cities between 1979 and 1984. Its findings confirm that progress in reducing low birth weight and infant mortality has slowed, and in some cases the progress has actually reversed. Some states and many cities had higher rates of low birth weight…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Blacks, Demography, Ethnic Groups
