Effects of preceding birth intervals on neonatal, infant and under-five years mortality and nutritional status in developing countries: Evidence from the demographic and health surveys

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Rutstein, S O ^a  

^a ORC Macro   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth intervals; Birth spacing; Child mortality; Child spacing; Childhood mortality; Infant mortality; Malnutrition; Neonatal mortality; Stunting; Under five mortality; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CALCULATION; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 16244414900     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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