Why the increase in under five mortality in Uganda from 1995 to 2000? A retrospective analysis

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nuwaha, Fred ^a   Babirye, Juliet ^a   Ayiga, Natal ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053174511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-725     Document Type: Article

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