Neonatal mortality in the developing world

This paper examines age patterns and trends of early and late neonatal mortality in developing countries, using birth history data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Data quality was assessed both by examination of internal consistency and by comparison with historic age patterns of neon...

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Main Authors: Yoonjoung Choi, Kenneth Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2006-05-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol14/18/