National infant mortality rates in relation to gross national product and distribution of income

Authors
Hales, S Howden-Chapman, P Salmond, C Woodward, A Mackenbach, J
Citation
S. Hales et al., National infant mortality rates in relation to gross national product and distribution of income, LANCET, 354(9195), 1999, pp. 2047-2047
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9195
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2047 - 2047
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(199912)354:9195<2047:NIMRIR>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We examined the relation between infant mortality rates, gross national pro duct, and income distribution. Our findings support the hypothesis that ave rage measures of population health are influenced by the distribution of in come within societies.