The effects of pregnancy spacing on infant and child mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh: How they vary by the type of pregnancy outcome that began the interval

Population Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-154

  Da Vanzo, Julie ^a   Hale, Lauren ^b   Razzaque, Abdur ^c   Rahman, Mizanur ^d  

^a RAND

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ICDDRB ^*

^d PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Birth intervals; Birth spacing; Child mortality; Infant mortality; Pregnancy intervals; Pregnancy outcomes; Pregnancy spacing

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FAMILY PLANNING; INFANT MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SURVIVORSHIP;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; MATLAB; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 47349120228     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720802022089     Document Type: Article

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