title: Socioeconomic forces as determinants of childhood mortality decline in Rhode Island, 1860-1970:  a comparison with England and Wales.
abstract: The author tests McKeown's hypothesis that socioeconomic improvement was the most important cause of mortality decline in England and Wales.  First, McKeown's basic work is replicated using data on childhood mortality in Rhode Island between 1860 and 1970.  "Then the effect of socioeconomic change on mortality change is examined in ways that differentiate it from other effects.  Next, socioeconomic and public health effects on disease are differentiated by computing case-fatality and incidence rates."  The results provide support for McKeown's argument.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fulton
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004739:England; D005060:Europe; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011634:Public Health; D012237:Rhode Island; D012922:Social Change; D012942:Social Sciences; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D014852:Wales
keywords: Americas; Child Mortality--changes; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; England; Europe; Historical Demography; Mortality; North America; Northern America; Northern Europe; Population; Population Dynamics; Public Health; Rhode Island; Social Development; Social Sciences; United Kingdom; United States; Wales