"Infant Mortality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D007226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.475 N01.224.935.698.489 N06.850.505.400.975.550.475 N06.850.520.308.985.550.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Infant Mortality- Infant Mortality
- Infant Mortalities
- Mortalities, Infant
- Mortality, Infant
Neonatal Mortality- Neonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Neonatal
- Mortality, Neonatal
- Neonatal Mortalities
Postneonatal Mortality- Postneonatal Mortality
- Mortalities, Postneonatal
- Mortality, Postneonatal
- Postneonatal Mortalities
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