Income inequality and child mortality in wealthy nations

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-117

  Collison, D ^a   Dey, C ^a   Hannah, G ^a   Stevenson, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; NEWBORN; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLITICS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 35348896803     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm009     Document Type: Article

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