The effect of fertility reductions on infant and child mortality: Evidence from matlab in rural bangladesh

Population Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-68

  LeGrand, Thomas K ^a   Phillips, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY DECLINE; INFANT AND CHILD MORTALITY;

BANGLADESH, MATLAB;

EID: 0029750437     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000149046     Document Type: Article

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