Author | Markowitz, Jeffrey S. author. Author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut |
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Title | Mortality Among Hispanic and African-American Players After Desegregation in Major League Baseball [electronic resource] / by Jeffrey S. Markowitz |
Imprint | Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019 |
Edition | 1st ed. 2019 |
Connect to | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17280-0 |
Descript | XXVI, 118 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource |
Preface -- List of Tables and Figures -- Part I - The Backstory -- The Roots of Baseball in the US -- A Mini-history of Latin America and Professional Baseball -- Literature and Statistical Review of Race/Hispanic Origin and Mortality -- Part II - Empirical Study Description and Preliminary Results -- Study Methods -- Births and Deaths in the Study Cohort -- Preliminary Testing of Main Study Hypotheses -- Part III - Other Independent Variables and More Definitive Testing of Study Hypotheses -- The Role of Educational Attainment -- Examination of Other Independent Variables -- Final Multivariate Testing of Study Hypotheses -- Part IV - External Analysis and Discussion -- Comparison of Mortality Rates Between Major League Baseball Players and the General Population -- Summary, Conclusions, and Implications