On the determinants of mortality reductions in the developing world

Population and Development Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-287

  Soares, Rodrigo R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPING WORLD; IMMUNIZATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 34249883899     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2007.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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