Maternal education and child mortality: Evidence from developing countries
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Maternal education; Child mortality; Developing countries;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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