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Social gains from female education : a cross-national study [PDF]
The authors explore the strength of female secondary education relative to, and in combination with, family planning and health programs in reducing fertility and infant mortality. They find that family planning and health programs do influence fertility
Raney, Laura, Subbarao, Kalanidhi
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson +9 more
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Infant Mortality and the Health of Survivors: Britain 1910-1950 [PDF]
The first half of the twentieth century saw rapid improvements in the health and height of British children. Average height and health can be related to infant mortality through a positive selection effect and a negative scarring effect.
Hatton, Timothy J.
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effective knowledge of ecological connectivity at sea and at the land–sea interface is key to supporting global policy goals to conserve and restore ocean biodiversity and function. However, a persistent lack of commonality in terminology and understanding around the concept of connectivity in marine ecological studies hampers its integration ...
Audrey M. Darnaude +20 more
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Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis
Demographic Research, 2009 This study addresses important issues in infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of maternal, socioeconomic and sanitation variables on infant and child mortality. Results show that births of order 6+
Joshua Kembo, Jeroen K. van Ginneken
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The Effort to Decrease Maternal and Child Mortality Rates Through Cultural Transformation [PDF]
, 2016 Maternal and infant mortality in Ende is still high, but research related a social science is rare. The cultural aspect and medical factors such as the lack of primary health care services are also play a role.
Kristianti, R. D. (Rani) +3 more
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The spread of non‐native species
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock +16 more
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Neonatal mortality at Hospital Geral do Grajaú [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2003 OBJECTIVES: To analyze the characteristics of neonatal deaths atHospital Geral Grajaú, in 2002, and assess the influence of perinatalfactors in mortality.
José Ricardo Dias Bertagnon +3 more
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American Journal of Men's Health, 2014 Infant mortality is the most widely used indicator of a nation’s health status and is associated with a plethora of maternal and socioeconomic factors. Although the association between young and old maternal age and the risk of infant mortality is well ...
Lauren Abla Doamekpor MPH +2 more
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Data Matters: Chicago's Babies [PDF]
, 2014 October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The Social IMPACT Research Center took a look at infant mortality rates and low birth weight rates of Chicago Community Areas and compared these data to the public health goals as outlined in
Katherine Stuehrk
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