Measuring progress towards equitable child survival: Where are the epidemiologists?

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 669-672

  Victora, Cesar G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 37349063758     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318156c511     Document Type: Note

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