Abstract:
:Considering the poor socioeconomic status of the Spanish surnamed population in Texas, the Spanish surname neonatal mortality rate seems surprisingly low. During five of the last 10 years, the neonatal mortality rate for Texas Spanish surnamed population was actually lower than for Anglos. It is often suggested that the low Spanish surname neonatal mortality rate is due in part to reporting problems peculiar to the Spanish surname population in Texas. Linked birth and neonatal death records of Texas residents are examined for evidence of underreporting or misreporting of Spanish surnamed neonatal deaths. It is found that discrepancies in coding race on the birth and death records cause a minor deflation of Spanish surname neonatal and infant mortality rates. Indirect evidence indicates that there may be a substantial amount of underreporting of Spanish surname neonatal deaths. This underreporting appears to be associated with the presence of a large number of Mexican nationals misidentified as Texas residents, and the greater reliance upon lay midwives by the Spanish surname population in Texas. Reasons proposed to explain a reluctance to report neonatal deaths include fear of contact with authorities, and fear that a reported death would diminish the value of the birth certificate.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Powell-Griner E,Streck Ddoi
10.2105/ajph.72.9.993subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1982-09-01 00:00:00pages
993-9issue
9eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048journal_volume
72pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Use of the Freedom of Information Act can be potentially harmful to the security of research in progress. There is no protection from disclosure of information in grant applications; collected research data can be obtained and disclosed prematurely; and data supporting published research may be acquired and re-analyz...
journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.2105/ajph.72.4.335
更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302165
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300805
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.2105/ajph.89.12.1827
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.91.3.369
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.91.2.219
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.71.5.514
更新日期:1981-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305865
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.74.6.549
更新日期:1984-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.83.7.1028
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.87.7.1182
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305392
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2018.304391
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.91.2.286
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305123
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.77.6.725
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.069310
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.67.1.37
更新日期:1977-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.66.5.461
更新日期:1976-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.98.supplement_1.s89
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.71.1.47
更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300291
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303612
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.77.12.1518
更新日期:1987-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300250
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.78.9.1232
更新日期:1988-09-01 00:00:00