title: The spatial distribution of infant mortality rates in South Africa, 1982.
abstract: Infant mortality rates (IMRs) systematically calculated for the statistical regions of South Africa are presented for those groups of the population for which birth and death data are routinely collected. The geographical variation in the IMR and its statistical significance is presented in a series of maps. A more detailed analysis is also provided for the larger metropolitan areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rip
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bourne
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D013019:South Africa; D013029:Space-Time Clustering; D044465:White People