title: The first injustice: socioeconomic disparities, health services technology, and infant mortality.
abstract: "Infant mortality has long been viewed as a synoptic indicator of the health and social condition of a population. In this article we examine critically the structure of this reflective capacity with a particular emphasis on how new health care technologies may have altered traditional pathways of social influence.... Current patterns of infant mortality in the United States provide a useful illustration of the dynamic interaction of underlying social forces and technological innovation in determining trends in health outcomes. We review the implications of this perspective for [future] sociological research into disparate infant mortality...."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D006262:Health; D006296:Health Services; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013672:Technology; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Health; Health Services; Inequalities; Infant Mortality; Interdisciplinary Studies; Measurement; Mortality; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Poverty; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Technology; United States