Some problems concerning the selection of the most appropriate mortality model for the indirect estimation of infant mortality
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| Publié dans: | Notas de poblacion. - 1973. - 13(1985), 39 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 75-103 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | Spanish |
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1985
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| Accès à la collection: | Notas de poblacion |
| Sujets: | English Abstract Journal Article Age Factors Americas Demographic Factors Developed Countries Developing Countries Estimation Technics Evaluation Infant Mortality plus... |
| Résumé: | excerpt "This paper analyzes the problems that arise when infant mortality estimates are derived through the probabilities of dying obtained from the application of the Coale-Trussell technique to the proportion of children deceased according to age of mother derived from census or survey data. These problems arise because this operation requires the acceptance of a mortality model by age." The author outlines "some criteria for the selection of the model through the use of information from Vital Statistics and surveys. Finally, it is stated that an alternative for the study of infant mortality trends is the selection of an indicator less affected by the mortality structure by age...." The problems are illustrated using data from selected countries in Latin America. (summary in ENG) |
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| Description: | Date Completed 14.05.1986 Date Revised 15.11.2007 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0303-1829 |