Levels and differentials in childhood mortality in South Africa, 1977-1998.

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Published in J Biosoc Sci on November 16, 2006

Authors

Nadine Nannan1, Ian M Timaeus, Ria Laubscher, Debbie Bradshaw

Author Affiliations

1: Burden of Disease Research Unit, South Africa Medical Research Council, South Africa.

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