Economic growth and decline in mortality in developing countries: An analysis of the World Bank development datasets

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 551-560

  Renton, A ^a   Wall, M ^a   Lintott, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Infant mortality; International health problems; Mortality

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORLD BANK;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED NATIONS;

CENTRAL ASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 84863212260     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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