Hospital accessibility and infant death risk.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
This study of all 4889 infant deaths within the cohort of all 287 993 births in Cumbria, northwest England (1950-93), found no evidence of an increased risk of infant death with greater travel time to hospitals.
Medical subject headings
- Health Services Accessibility
- Hospitals
- Infant Mortality