Child survival in East Africa: The impact of preventive health care

World Development

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1841-1857

  Brockerhoff, Martin ^a   Derose, Laurie F ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001007928     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(96)00081-2     Document Type: Article

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