Which factors explain the decline in infant and child mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh?

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-20

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

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^d PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Birth intervals; Birth spacing; Family planning; Infant and child mortality; Maternal education; Matlab; Pregnancy intervals; Pregnancy spacing; Reproductive patterns

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INTERVAL; CHILD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREGNANCY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; MATLAB; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 61349089798     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-008-9003-0     Document Type: Article

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