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| Blacks | 1 |
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| Infant Mortality | 1 |
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| Urban League Review | 1 |
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| Howze, Dorothy C. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHowze, Dorothy C. – Urban League Review, 1986
Discusses socioeconomic factors that lead to disproportionate rates of low birthweight and high infant mortality in the Black population. Calls for national policy efforts that would remove financial barriers to premedical care and provide adequate income support for all. (GC)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Blacks, Health Insurance, Infant Mortality
