Vulnerability and Resilience: Determinants of Under-Five Mortality Changes in Zambia

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1765-1787

  Garenne, Michel ^a   Gakusi, Albert Enéas ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

economic crisis; economic policies; health policies; sub Saharan Africa; under five mortality; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD MORTALITY; ECONOMIC POLICY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALARIA; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33748448533     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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