New trends in under-five mortality determinants and their effects on child survival in Nigeria: A review of childhood mortality data from 1990-2008

Etude de la Population Africaine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-42

  Akinyemi, Joshua O ^a   Afolabi Bamgboye, E ^a   Ayeni, Olusola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Determinants; Effects; Nigeria; Trends; Under five mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884809653     PISSN: 08505780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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