Child Mortality Estimation: Consistency of Under-Five Mortality Rate Estimates Using Full Birth Histories and Summary Birth Histories

Romesh Silva

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001296

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Child Mortality Estimation: Consistency of Under-Five Mortality Rate Estimates Using Full Birth Histories and Summary Birth Histories

Romesh Silva

* E-mail: romeshs@demog.berkeley.edu

Affiliation Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Child Mortality Estimation: Consistency of Under-Five Mortality Rate Estimates Using Full Birth Histories and Summary Birth Histories

Romesh Silva

Published: August 28, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001296

About the Authors

Romesh Silva

* E-mail: romeshs@demog.berkeley.edu

Affiliation Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RS. Performed the experiments: RS. Analyzed the data: RS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RS. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: RS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RS. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: RS. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: RS.

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