Estimating the determinants of child health when fertility and mortality are selective

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-158

  Pitt, Mark M ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING REGION; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR; HEALTH DETERMINANTS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY BEHAVIOUR; MORTALITY DETERMINANTS;

AFRICA, (SUB-SAHARA);

EID: 0030678526     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146243     Document Type: Article

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