Understanding socio-economic determinants of childhood mortality: A retrospective analysis in Uganda

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nuwaha, Fred ^a   Babirye, Juliet ^a   Okui, Olico ^a   Ayiga, Natal ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

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EID: 81755185969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-484     Document Type: Article

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