Racial Disparity in Infant and Maternal Mortality: Confluence of Infection, and Microvascular Dysfunction
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Vol. 8 (2) , 45-54
- https://doi.org/10.1023/b:maci.0000025726.53515.65
Abstract
Objectives: Racial disparities in infant and maternal mortality have been attributed to the unique stresses faced by Black women in the United States, but the underlying pathophysiological pathways...Keywords
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