Mortality among Hispanic and African-American players after desegregation in Major League Baseball. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeffrey S. Markowitz.
• Authors: Markowitz, Jeffrey S
• Contents: Preface.- List of Tables and Figures.- Part I - The Backstory.- The Roots of Baseball in the US.- A Mini-history of Latin America and Professional Baseball.- Literature and Statistical Review of Race/Hispanic Origin and Mortality.- Part II - Empirical Study Description and Preliminary Results.- Study Methods.- Births and Deaths in the Study Cohort.- Preliminary Testing of Main Study Hypotheses.- Part III - Other Independent Variables and More Definitive Testing of Study Hypotheses.- The Role of Educational Attainment.- Examination of Other Independent Variables.- Final Multivariate Testing of Study Hypotheses.- Part IV - External Analysis and Discussion.- Comparison of Mortality Rates Between Major League Baseball Players and the General Population .- Summary, Conclusions, and Implications.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.1120973; Occupational mortality -- United States; Hispanic American baseball players -- Mortality -- United States; African American baseball players -- Mortality -- United States; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030172800; 3030172805
• Related ISBNs: 9783030172794
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 25, 2019)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.