The effects of family type on child mortality

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 688-693

  Remes, Hanna ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Valkonen, Tapani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

cause of death; child mortality; family characteristics; single parent family; socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82355184652     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq159     Document Type: Article

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