Micro-analysis of mother's education and child mortality: Evidence from Uganda

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Bbaale, Edward ^a,b   Buyinza, Faisal ^b  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Mother's education; Neonatal; Post neonatal

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STAKEHOLDER;

UGANDA;

EID: 84855529694     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1762     Document Type: Article

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