The measurement of historical trends in fetal mortaliy in England and Wales

Population Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-162

  Woods, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England and Wales; Estimation; Fetal mortality; Fetal infant life table; Historical trends; Infant mortality; Norway; Stillbirth rate

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; STILLBIRTH;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144441323     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720500099330     Document Type: Article

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