Social learning about levels of perinatal and infant mortality in Niakhar, Senegal

Social Networks

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 264-274

  Sandberg, John ^a   Rytina, Steven ^a   Delaunay, Valérie ^b   Marra, Adama S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Perception; Personal networks; Senegal; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857798957     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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