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Original paper

The weathering hypothesis and the health of African-American women and infants: evidence and speculations.

Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 207 - 21
Published: Jan 1, 1992
Abstract
Observed variation between populations in fertility-timing distributions has been thought to contribute to infant mortality differentials. This hypothesis is based, in part, on the belief that the 20s through early 30s constitute "prime" childbearing ages that are low-risk relative to younger or older ages. However, when stratified by racial identification over the predominant first child-bearing ages, maternal age patterns of neonatal mortality...
Paper Details
Title
The weathering hypothesis and the health of African-American women and infants: evidence and speculations.
Published Date
Jan 1, 1992
Journal
Volume
2
Issue
3
Pages
207 - 21
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