Commentary: Estimating the causes of child deaths

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1052-1053

  Lopez, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALARIA; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRATION; RELIABILITY; SURVIVAL; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0347286801     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh298     Document Type: Note

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