Infant mortality in Armenia, 1992-2003

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-358

  Hakobyan, Mihran ^a   Mkrtchyan, Ararat ^a   Yepiskoposyan, Levon ^a  

^a Institute of Man   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Armenia; Infant mortality; Influencing factors

Indexed keywords

ARMENIA; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; PARASITOSIS; REGISTRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ARMENIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REGISTRIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750519510     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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