Early neonatal mortality in India, 1990-2006

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 120-130

  Kumar, Chandan ^a   Singh, Prashant Kumar ^b   Rai, Rajesh Kumar ^c   Singh, Lucky ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^c TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Early neonatal mortality; India; National Family Health Survey; Sample Registration System

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH INTERVALS; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872678231     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9590-8     Document Type: Article

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