Infant Mortality in Okinawa and Japan, 1973 - 2009
Background: Infant mortality rate (IMR), defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births, is a widely accepted indicator of the level of health and living standard in a country. After the Second World War, Japan has made substantial progress in reducing its IMR through regular maternal a...
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Nova Biomedical Books
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46295 |