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OBJECTIVE:We examined a trend in infant mortality caused by congenital malformations in the United States, particularly for the racial disparity between whites and nonwhites.METHODS:We used US annual summary data on cause-specific infant mortality for 1970-97 and detailed birth and infant death linked data for 1985-87, 1989-91, and 1995-97.RESULTS:Congenital malformations became a more prominent cause...