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International Rankings of Infant Mortality and the United States' Vital Statistics Natality Data Collecting System—Failure and Success

International Journal of EpidemiologyPublished 1 January 1995
Samuel Sepkowitz
Citations57
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.69
SNIP2.48

TL;DR

Differences in birth registration practices for infants weighing < 1500 g are primarily responsible for the poor, deteriorating performance by the US in the international rankings of neonatal mortality rates.

Abstract

Differences in birth registration practices for infants weighing < 1500 g are primarily responsible for the poor, deteriorating performance by the US in the international rankings of neonatal mortality rates.

Keywords

MedicineEnvironmental Science