What has high fertility got to do with the low birth weight problem in Africa?
BACKGROUND There has been much concern about adverse individual and societal consequences of high fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. One concern is that children of high birth orders may have low birth weight. However, the evidence for such an effect is not strong. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to invest...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol28/25/ |