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. 2020 Mar 3;117(9):4453-4455.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2000435117. Epub 2020 Feb 10.

Child deaths in the past, their consequences in the present, and mortality conditions in sub-Saharan Africa

Kevin J A Thomas  1
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Child deaths in the past, their consequences in the present, and mortality conditions in sub-Saharan Africa

Kevin J A Thomas. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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