Native American vs all-races infant mortality.
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American Indian and Alaska Native infant and pediatric mortality, United States, 1999-2009.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.82.9.1295-a