National infant mortality rates in relation to gross national product and distribution of income.

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S Hales

P Howden-Chapman

C Salmond

A Woodward

J Mackenbach

چکیده

We examined the relation between infant mortality rates, gross national product, and income distribution. Our findings support the hypothesis that average measures of population health are influenced by the distribution of income within societies.

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