Infant mortality is not an adequate summary measure of population health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 319-

  Mathers, C D ^a   Salomon, J A ^a   Murray, C J L ^a  

^a World Health Organisation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH MONITORING; INFANT MORTALITY;

BREAST CANCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0242499996     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.5.319     Document Type: Note

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