Socioeconomic Inequality and Its Determinants Regarding Infant Mortality in Iran
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Socioeconomic Inequality and Its Determinants Regarding Infant Mortality in Iran
BACKGROUND Infant mortality rate is a useful indicator of health conditions in the society, the racial and socioeconomic inequality of which is from the most important measures of social inequality. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the socioeconomic inequality and its determinants regarding infant mortality in an Iranian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2074-1804,2074-1812
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.17602