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Editorial
. 2017 May;107(5):644-645.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303735.

The US Black-White Infant Mortality Gap: Marker of Deep Inequities

Russell S Kirby  1
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Editorial

The US Black-White Infant Mortality Gap: Marker of Deep Inequities

Russell S Kirby. Am J Public Health. 2017 May.
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