A multivariate method for estimating mortality rates among children under 5 years from health and social indicators in Iraq

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 510-515

  Garfield, Richard ^a   Leu, Cheng Shuin ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic surveys; Estimation; Humanitarian crisis; Mortality; Multiple imputation

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; IRAQ; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; TECHNIQUE; WAR;

IRAQ;

EID: 0033923286     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intjepid/29.3.510     Document Type: Article

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