Poverty, Race, and Infant Mortality in the United States. Discussion Papers 404-77 [microform] / Steven L. Gortmaker.

This paper examines the theoretical and empirical roles of income poverty and race in the determination of infant mortality differentials in the United States. A basic model of the process of infant mortality is conceptualized. It outlines a theory of the influence of a variety of biological, social...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Gortmaker, Steven L.
Corporate Author:	University of Wisconsin--Madison. Institute for Research on Poverty
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977.
Subjects:	Blacks. Comparative Analysis. Death. Health Conditions. Income. Infant Mortality. Infants. Low Income Groups. Models. Poverty. Prenatal Influences. Racial Factors. Whites.