Increased educational attainment and its effect on child mortality in 175 countries between 1970 and 2009: a systematic analysis.

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Published in Lancet on September 18, 2010

Authors

Emmanuela Gakidou1, Krycia Cowling, Rafael Lozano, Christopher J L Murray

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1: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98121, USA. gakidou@uw.edu

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