Infant morbidity in Harlem: a status report.

Maternal mortality--United States, 1982-1996.

Maternal and infant mortality are basic health indicators that reflect a nation's health status. In the United States, infant mortality has declined steadily; however, this is not true for maternal mortality. This report presents data from death certificates compiled by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, which indicate that in the United States, the annual maternal mortality ratio rem...

گزارش یک مورد سندرم کورنلیا دلانجه

    Introduction: Cornelia de lange syndrome(CDLS) is a rare syndrome which is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, mental retardation, characteristic facial appearance, developmental delay, skeletal malformation, hirsutism, and various ophthalmologic problems. The diagnosis of this syndrome is clinical. Case Report: The patient of the present case report was an infant with cornelia ...

HYPEREKPLEXIAAND EXCESSIVE STARTLE RESPONSE IN AN INFANT: A CASE REPORT

We present an infant girl with hyperekplexia, hypertonia, hyperreflexia and a characteristic exaggerated response to nose tap. This disorder is important to recognize because of the increased risk of apnea and sudden infant death, This infant responded to clonazepam.

The Survival of a 580 g Infant Conceived by In vitroFertilization: A Case Report

Contribution of smoking to excess mortality in Harlem.

The New York City neighborhood of Harlem has mortality rates that are among the highest in the United States. In absolute numbers, cardiovascular disease and cancer account for the overwhelming majority of deaths, especially among men, and these deaths occur at relatively young ages. The aim of this research was to examine self-reported smoking habits according to measures of socioeconomic stat...