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Why has under-5 mortality decreased at such different rates in different countries? / Jamison, Dean T.; Murphy, Shane; Sandbu, Martin E.
In: Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 48, 01.07.2016, p. 16-25.

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Jamison, DT, Murphy, S & Sandbu, ME 2016, 'Why has under-5 mortality decreased at such different rates in different countries?', Journal of Health Economics, vol. 48, pp. 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.03.002

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Jamison, D. T., Murphy, S., & Sandbu, M. E. (2016). Why has under-5 mortality decreased at such different rates in different countries? Journal of Health Economics, 48, 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.03.002

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Jamison DT, Murphy S, Sandbu ME. Why has under-5 mortality decreased at such different rates in different countries? Journal of Health Economics. 2016 Jul 1;48:16-25. Epub 2016 Mar 16. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.03.002

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Jamison, Dean T. ; Murphy, Shane ; Sandbu, Martin E. / Why has under-5 mortality decreased at such different rates in different countries?. In: Journal of Health Economics. 2016 ; Vol. 48. pp. 16-25.

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