The influence of differentials in child mortality by age of the mother, birth order, and birth spacing on indirect estimation methods

The objective of this investigation is to analyse the impact of differential mortality by birth order and age of the mother on the indirect estimates of child mortality. This indirect method was proposed by professor W. Brass and is based on reports about the number of children ever born and childre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castilla, Rogelio Eduardo Fernandez
Other Authors: Brass, W.
Published: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London) 1985
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.439455