Are infant mortality rate declines exponential? The general pattern of 20<sup>th </sup>century infant mortality rate decline

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Time trends in infant mortality for the 20<sup>th </sup>century show a curvilinear pattern that most demographers have assumed to be approximately exponential. Virtually all cross-country comparisons and time series analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Opuni Marjorie, Bishai David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/7/1/13