title: Mortality from infectious diseases among New Mexico's American Indians, Hispanic whites, and other whites, 1958-87.
abstract: To examine ethnic differences in infectious disease-related mortality in New Mexico's American Indian, Hispanic White and other White populations, we analyzed vital records data from 1958 to 1987. We found that for most infectious causes, American Indians had the highest mortality rates, followed by Hispanics. The state's minority populations remain at increased risk for infectious disease mortality.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, Department of Medicine, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiggins
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peek
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Key
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Samet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D044465:White People