Child Mortality Differentials in Sudan
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Child mortality differentials in Sudan
Sudan presents an excellent opportunity for studying mortality conditions in poor countries. It is one of the 25 "least developed" countries by U.N. designation, most of whom have very little information on mortality and general health conditions. As the largest African country in area, Sudan is also a land of rich ecological contrast, stretching from desert areas in the North through savannah ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Population and Development Review
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0098-7921
DOI: 10.2307/1972992