Mortality convergence of twins and singletons in sub-Saharan Africa

<b>Background</b>: While there is a substantial amount of literature documenting that twins have higher mortality than singletons, that literature does not address the questions of whether this disadvantage of twins eventually disappears and if so, at what age. <b>Objective</...

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Main Authors: Roland Pongou, David Shapiro, Michel Tenikue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2019-10-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol41/36/