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Exploring the influencing factors for infant mortality: a mixed-method study of 24 developing countries based on demographic and health survey data

AKHTARUL ISLAM
1
,
TARANA TABASSUM
1
,
MOHAMMAD ALI MONI
2

  1. Statistics Discipline, Science Engineering and Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
  2. Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2022; 24(3): 227–236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2022.118281
Online publish date: 2022/10/03
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