Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Nov 2007
Association of poverty with sudden infant death syndrome in metropolitan counties of the United States in the years 1990 and 2000.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been associated with poverty indirectly in the United States with the use of vital statistics data by using proxies of socioeconomic status such as maternal education. ⋯ There is a significant association between poverty and SIDS at the metropolitan county level for NHB and NHW. Hispanics do not demonstrate this association.
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Southern medical journal · Nov 2007
Why are fewer medical students in Florida choosing obstetrics and gynecology?
To determine why there has been a decrease in the amount of applicants to Florida-based obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residency programs, and how this has been affected by the current medical liability climate. ⋯ There is a subgroup of students in Florida who were initially interested in OB/GYN but may have been deterred by current medical liability issues. Florida is a state known as being in a professional liability crisis and this survey demonstrates evidence that this has adversely affected students' decisions to pursue OB/GYN.