A study of some important biological factors influencing infant mortality under Indian conditions
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A study of some important biological factors influencing infant mortality under Indian conditions
Abstract
PIP: The authors analyze the biological factors affecting infant mortality in Gorakhpur, a district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. The data concern 162 families living in rural, semi-urban, and urban areas and were collected in 1984. The factors considered include age of mother, age and sex of infants, family type, birth spacing, birth order, and birth weight.