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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality—United States, 1995-2002

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JAMA. 2005;294:298-299.

MMWR. 2005;54:553-556

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"A national health objective for the year 2000 was to reduce the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the United States to 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births among infants aged <1 year.1,2 The national health objective for 2010 targets a rate of 4.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births3; an overarching goal calls for eliminating disparities among racial and ethnic populations. "
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December 6, 2006
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http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/294/3/298