Determinants of Neonatal and Post-neonatal Mortality in Pakistan
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Determinants of Neonatal and Post-neonatal Mortality in Pakistan
Ensuring the survival and well being of children is a concern of families, communities and nations throughout the world. Since the turn of the 20th century infant and child mortality in more developed countries has steadily declined and, currently, has been reduced to almost minimal levels. In contrast, although infant and child mortality has declined in the past three decades in most less deve...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Pakistan Development Review
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0030-9729
DOI: 10.30541/v41i4iipp.723-744