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. 1970 Feb;45(239):33–38. doi: 10.1136/adc.45.239.33

The Genetic Component in Child Mortality

D F Roberts, J Chavez, S D M Court
PMCID: PMC2020428  PMID: 4245389

Abstract

Analysis of the causes of death in 1041 children in all Newcastle hospitals admitting children in the period 1960 to 1966 shows that genetically determined disease makes a major contribution, 42% in this series, to the total of mortality in childhood. The findings are very similar to a previous survey made in London.

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