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Child mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo: cross-sectional evidence of the effect of geographic location and prolonged conflict from a national household survey

BACKGROUND: The child mortality rate is a good indicator of development. High levels of infectious diseases and high child mortality make the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the most challenging environments for health development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Recent conflicts in the easter...

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Autores principales:	Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Mandungu, Tumwaka P, Mbela, Kisumbula, Nzita, Kikhela PD, Kalambayi, Banza B, Kayembe, Kalambayi P, Emina, Jacques B O
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4234186/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24649944 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-266

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