Socioeconomic determinants of child mortality in Pakistan: Evidence from sequential probit model

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 63-76

  Iram, Uzma ^a   Butt, Muhammad S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Children (age groups); Death rate; Infants; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149116319     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290810843846     Document Type: Article

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