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Development, Health and Environment: Factors Influencing Infant and Child Survival in South Africa
This paper examines factors which affect mortality and survival among non-white infants and children in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Human Sciences Research Council Publishers
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2002
Early Child Development in Resource-Poor Settings: Balancing Children's Material and Mental Needs - A Personal Account
This paper discusses the importance of quality caregiving for children's growth, development and survival, particularly in resource-poor areas.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Zero to Three
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November 2004
Death and serious injury from assault of children aged under 5 years in Aotearoa New Zealand: A review of international literature and recent findings
This literature review explores how to reduce child abuse and neglect within New Zealand.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Manaakitia a Tatou Tamariki Children's Commissioner
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June 2009
A Century of Children's Health and Well-Being
This paper documents the tremendous improvements that have been made to children's health as a result of medical advances over the past century.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Child Trends
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April 01, 2000
Infant Mortality and Socioeconomic Status: New Bottle, Same Old Wine
This paper examines trends in the relationship between infant mortality and socioeconomic status in metropolitan Ohio between the years 1960 and 2000.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Center for Family and Demography Research
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May 2004
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005
This report uses 25 indicators of child well-being to examine the economic well-being, health, behaviour, social environment and education of American children.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
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July 2005
Current Trends in Child Abuse Prevention, Reporting, and Fatalities: The 1999 Fifty State Survey
This report provides an overview of various child abuse prention programs and services, including an evaluation of their effectiveness and a discussion of their funding sources.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Prevent Child Abuse America
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April 2001
Homicide Trends in the United States: 1998 Update
This paper examines trends in American homicide rates broken down by age, race, and gender categories, and looks also at different types of homicide, including eldercide, infanticide and intimate partner homicide.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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March 2000
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions
This fact sheet contains information relating to child deaths that occurred due to abuse or neglect at the hands of a parent or primary caregiver.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
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2008
Risk and Childhood
This report evaluates the social, emotional, physical and financial risks that face children today and examines how those risks are managed by adults and institutions.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Risk Commission, The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
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2007
The Relationship between Child Death and Child Maltreatment: A Research Study on the Attribution of Cause of Death in Hospital Settings (Summary)
This report examines the differences between child deaths that occur as a result of child maltreatment and those that occur for other reasons.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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NSPCC
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May 2004
Child Maltreatment 2000
This report examines national data on child abuse and neglect in the US.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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US Department of Health and Human Services
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2005
Paternal age and adverse birth outcomes: teenager or 40 +, who is at risk?
This study concludes that infants fathered by teenagers are at an increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age, neonatal paternal mortality and post-neonatal mortality.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Oxford University Press, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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February 6, 2008
Births 2005
This study reports on Canadian birth data including number births, fertility and stillborn rates, as well as statistical information about mothers and babies.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Statistics Canada
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September 2007
Infant Macrosomia Among First Nations in British Columbia – Prevalence, Trends and Characteristics
This report examines macrosomia (large birth weight) among the First Nations community in British Columbia.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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British Columbia Ministry of Health, Vital Statistics Agency
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July 2007
Growing up in North america: Child Well-Being in Canada, the United States, and Mexico
This report examines the physical, mental and environmental health of children in North America.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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June 4, 2007
Children and Lone-Mother Families: An Investigation of Factors Influencing Child Well-Being
This paper examines the relationship between lone-mother status, mother and family characteristics, and child difficulties.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Why Marriage Matters: 21 Conclusions From the Social Sciences
This paper discusses the economic, educational, psychological, health-related, and developmental benefits of marriage and the negative consequences of divorce.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Centre of the American Experiment
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2002
Australia's Mothers and Babies 2001
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 2003.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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December 2005
Australia'a Mothers and Babies 2000
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of mothers and their newborns in 2000.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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2003
Assisted Conception: Australia and New Zealand 2000 and 2001
This report provides information about different forms of reproductive technology and their rates of success in achieving pregnancy.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit, The Fertility Society of Australia
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2003
Australia's Mothers and Babies 2002
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 2002.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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December 2004
Australia's Mothers and Babies 1999
This report provides a summary of statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 1999.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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2001
Current Trends in Child Abuse Prevention and Fatalities: The 2000 Fifty State Survey
This report provides an overview of various child abuse prention programs and services, including an evaluation of their effectiveness and a discussion of their funding sources.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Prevent Child Abuse America
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September 2002
Australian Social Trends 1996: Family - Family Formation: Trends in Fertility
This article examines trends in fertility, births, family size, and infant mortality in Australia.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 12, 2001
A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
This paper provides data and research relating to parenting and child development, such as maternal age and education, single and dual income families, employment, parental separation, marriage, infant mortality, child care, and child behaviour/outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Human Resources Development Canada, Healthy Child Manitoba: Putting Children and Families First
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September 01, 2003
Variations in Child Development Outcomes Among Children Living in Lone-Parent Families
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to document differences in developmental outcome variables between children living in lone-parent families and all other children.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Australian Social Trends 2002: Health - Mortality and Morbidity: Infant Mortality
This document looks at Australian statistics on the trends in infant deaths and compares these statistics with international infant mortality rates.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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May 09, 2002
The Health of Canada's Children: A Pocket Guide
This document presents an overview of facts and statistics about the main issues affecting the health and wellbeing of children and youth in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Canadian Institute of Child Health
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2001
Australia's Babies: Their Health and Wellbeing
This bulletin provides data on birthweight, gestational age, birth defects, and infant mortality among children born in Australia from 1997 to 2001.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health
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December 2004
A League Table of Child Deaths by Injury in Rich Nations
This paper provides extensive statistical information pertaining to child deaths due to injuries in industrialized nations.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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UNICEF Innocenti Research Center
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February 2001
Australian Children: Their Health and Wellbeing 2002
This report provides statistical information pertaining to national indicators of children's health and well-being in Australia.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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2002
Child Health Statistics
This report presents statistical information pertaining to children's health and well being in England.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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National Statistics
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2000
Bi-Racial/Ethnic Infants and Infant Mortality in the United States
This paper looks at rates of infant mortality in relation to both maternal and paternal race, and demonstrates that mixed-race infants have higher rates of mortality than single-race infants.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Population Research Center
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2004
Fertility in South Africa: Current Issues and Prospects for the Future
This paper studies fertility levels and trends, infant and child mortality rates, and living arrangements in South Africa.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Population Studies Center
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February 2003
The Changing Health Status of Canada’s Children
This article examines changes in Canada's infant and child mortality rate in the twentieth century.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Isuma
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Autumn 2000
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Clarification Survey Results
This paper seeks to understand state variations in child abuse and neglect fatalities by investigating state differences in the definition, investigation, review, and recording of these events.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Child Welfare League of America
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July 2001
Homicide Trends in the United States: 2000 Update
This paper examines trends in American homicide rates for various age, race, and gender categories, and looks at different types of homicide, including eldercide, infanticide and intimate partner homicide.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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January 2003
Famine, Social Disruption and Miscarriage: Evidence from Chinese Survey Data
This paper looks at the ways in which widespread famine and cultural revolution are associated with elevated rates of miscarriage among Chinese women.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
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2004
Latimer: Court Rejects "Compassionate" Killing, R. v. Latimer Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Dockets: C.A. 7413 and 7416
This document is a summary of and commentary on the Latimer case in which a man murdered his daughter and claimed it was done for compassionate reasons.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Centre for Cultural Renewal
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November 23, 1999 (decision date)
The Changing Association between Prenatal Participation in WIC and Birth Outcomes in New York City
This paper examines the effect of prenatal participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on birth outcomes in New York from 1988 to 2001.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 2005
Progress for Children: A Child Survival Report Card
This report highlights global and regional trends in child welfare and mortality rates.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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UNICEF
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2004
Quality of Child Health Care and Under-Five Mortality in Zambia: A Case Study of Two Districts in Luapula Province
This article examines the causes of infant and child mortality in Zambia, assesses the quality of health care in this country, and identifies some traditional cultural beliefs concerning the causes of child death.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 20, 2005
Perinatal Mortality in the Netherlands: Backgrounds of a Worsening International Ranking
This paper discusses the incidence and causes of perinatal mortality in the Netherlands.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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15 December 2004
Does Biological Relatedness Affect Survival?
This paper studies child survival in a Ugandan community in which many children are either orphaned or in foster care arrangements.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 07, 2003
A League Table of Child Maltreatment Deaths in Rich Nations
This report provides extensive information pertaining to child deaths as a result of maltreatment in the twenty-seven riches nations in the world, and highlights significant variations across these countries.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
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September 01, 2003
Maternal Education and Fetal and Infant Mortality in Quebec
This article examines the relationship between maternal education and infant mortality in Quebec, and finds that the higher the education attained by mothers, the less likely they are to experience fetal or infant deaths.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Statistics Canada
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October 01, 1998
Marriage and Economic Liberty
This paper examines the benefits of marriage, the harmful social costs of absentee parents, and the link between infant mortality and single-parenthood.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
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December 01, 1995
Australia's Mothers and Babies 1998
This report provides detailed and comprehensive statistical information pertaining to the characteristics and experiences of Australian mothers and their newborns in 1998.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics Unit
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2000
Children and Lone-Mother Families: An Investigation of Factors Influencing Child Well-Being
Using data of children ages 6 to 11, this paper analyzes the relationship between family characteristics (specifically lone-mother status) and child difficulties
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Sharing the Learning: The Health Transition Fund
This report examines the efficiency, affordability, and accessibility of the health care system especially in relation to how system problems and issues affect youth and children’s development, physical and mental health, and social integration.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Health Canada
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2002
Inhalant Abuse: Index of position statements from the Indian and Inuit Health Committee
This article provides information on the following aspects of inhalant abuse: epidemiology, types of chemicals and products used, causes of use, immediate effects, mortality, and detection and prevention of use.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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Indian and Inuit Health Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society
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1998
Social Focus in Brief: Children
This paper addresses many issues pertaining to children including housing, income, crime, mortality rates, education, substance abuse, family structure, and media consumption.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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National Statistics
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July 01, 2002
Mortality Statistics: Childhood, Infant and Perinatal - Review of the Registrar General on Deaths in England and Wales, 2002
This report presents statistical information and numerous charts pertaining to live births, still births, and deaths among infants and children in the United Kingdom, with data categorized according to cause of death, sex, and age.
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Category:
Children > Infant/Child Mortality
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National Statistics
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2004
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