Predictors of infant mortality in a developing country

Asian Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-99

  Uddin, Jamal ^a   Hossain, Zakir ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cross tabulation; Logistic regression; Neonatal; Post neonatal; SLI; Tetanus toxoid

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79958122925     PISSN: 19921462     EISSN: 2077205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/aje.2008.1.16     Document Type: Article

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