Child mortality and environment in developing countries

Population and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-284

  Franz, Jennifer S ^a   FitzRoy, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Central Asian Republics; Environmental health; Fertility; International cross section; Mortality

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 33745835724     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-006-0020-7     Document Type: Article

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