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. 2013 Sep 10:18:22503.
doi: 10.3402/meo.v18i0.22503.

Infant mortality: a call to action overcoming health disparities in the United States

Allison A Vanderbilt  1 , Marcie S Wright
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Infant mortality: a call to action overcoming health disparities in the United States

Allison A Vanderbilt et al. Med Educ Online. .

Abstract

Among all of the industrialized countries, the United States has the highest infant mortality rate. Racial and ethnic disparities continue to plague the United States with a disproportionally high rate of infant death. Furthermore, racial disparities among infant and neonatal mortality rates remain a chronic health problem in the United States. These risks are based on the geographical variations in mortality and disparities among differences in maternal risk characteristics, low birth weights, and lack of access to health care.

Keywords: health disparities; infant mortality; medical health; underserved populations.

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