Stagnant neonatal mortality and persistent health inequality in middle-income countries: a case study of the Philippines.

BACKGROUND: The probability of survival through childhood continues to be unequal in middle-income countries. This study uses data from the Philippines to assess trends in the prevalence and distribution of child mortality and to evaluate the country's socioeconomic-related child health inequal...

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Main Authors: Aleli D Kraft, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Eliana Jimenez-Soto, Andrew Hodge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538725?pdf=render