Child mortality estimation: a global overview of infant and child mortality age patterns in light of new empirical data.
<h4>Background</h4>The under-five mortality rate (the probability of dying between birth and age 5 y, also denoted in the literature as U5MR and (5)q(0)) is a key indicator of child health, but it conceals important information about how this mortality is distributed by age. One importan...
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Main Authors: | Michel Guillot, Patrick Gerland, François Pelletier, Ameed Saabneh |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/e35c83d6bcc24cc194b2de8155b82251 |
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