Child mortality estimation: appropriate time periods for child mortality estimates from full birth histories.
BACKGROUND: Child mortality estimates from complete birth histories from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) surveys and similar surveys are a chief source of data used to track Millennium Development Goal 4, which aims for a reduction of under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. Ba...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3429388?pdf=render |