Infant mortality in Uganda: Determinants, trends and the millennium development goals

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-61

  Ssewanyana, Sarah ^a   Younger, Stephen D ^b  

^a Economic Policy Research Centre   (Uganda)

^b Food and Nutrition Policy Program ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 37249009072     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm004     Document Type: Article

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