Clustering of child mortality in a contemporary polygamous population in Africap

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-172

  Van Bodegom, David ^a   Eriksson, Ulrika K ^a   Houwing Duistermaat, Jeanine J ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84869761122     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2012.720445     Document Type: Article

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