The impact of malaria control on infant mortality in Kenya

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 459-487

  Pathania, Vikram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INFANT MORTALITY; MALARIA; MORTALITY RISK; POPULATION DECLINE;

KENYA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898879239     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675382     Document Type: Article

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