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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Lane3 who wrote (16475)4/8/2010 11:08:03 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
"If we counted live births only after they survived a week and if we didn't save all those premies, the infant mortality rate would obviously drop. Surely you don't expect more explanation than that."

Are preemies considered in mortality rates...I would think so but other nations have preemies also.. Can you provide any enlightenment on how they are treated???

"I don't care if the US looks good or not. I just want integrity in the data."

What data have you looked at? Are your judgements made on reliable links? NEJM January issue????