Sri Lanka's under-five mortality estimation for measuring progress of millennium development goal: A comment and suggestions for improvement

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2015

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Wijesekere, Gaminiratne (Gamini)

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Department of Demography, University of Colombo

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This seventh chapter begins with a brief comment on the major sources of information on live births and under-five deaths that the MDG considered as alternative data sources for estimating of infant and under-five mortality rates. Wijesekere argues that opportunities exist to improve the U5MR by focusing specifically on infant mortality.

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Population and Development: A Festschrift in Honour of Professor KAP Siddhisena

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2037-12-31