Declining trends of infant, child and under-five mortality in Nepal

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Thapa, Shyam ^a  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Infant; Nepal; Under five mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; NEPAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE TABLES; NEPAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48549105224     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn011     Document Type: Article

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