Plurality of Birth and Infant Mortality Due to External Causes in the United States, 2000–2010. Issue 8 (August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ahrens, Katherine A.; Thoma, Marie E.; Rossen, Lauren M.; Warner, Margaret; Simon, Alan E.
• Is Part Of: Obstetrical & gynecological survey. Volume 72:Issue 8(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 618
• DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000472
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-7828

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from Am J Epidemiol 2017;185(5):335–344) In the United States, external factors, such as accidental injury or assault, account for approximately 5% of infant mortality. While it is known that twins and higher-order multiples are 5 times more likely to die before 1 year of age than singletons, it is not clear how the risk of death due to external causes for multiples compares with that of singletons.